A Leaf-eating Ladybird at Curtin, ACT
Identification history
| Epilachna sumbana | 22 Feb 2025 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Unverified | 22 Feb 2025 | SMOT |
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My best guess after some googling is this is some kind of lady beetle nymph but not the usual kind we get.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.075388-35.320538
- Places Curtin, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 Abundance
- 22 Feb 2025 01:02 PM Recorded on
- SMOT Recorded by
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Collections
SMOT NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Lady beetles (Coccinellidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects Epilachna sumbana
Additional information
- Broccoli leaf Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Larvae or nymphs Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Resting Insect behaviour on flower
Species information
- Epilachna sumbana Scientific name
- A Leaf-eating Ladybird Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 805.2m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Henoepilachna sumbana, Epilachna vigintioctopunctata sumbana, E. cucurbitae Henosepilachna sumbana
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- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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