Elaphodes pilula
Leaf beetle at Melba, ACT
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| Elaphodes pilula | KimberiRP | 3 Mar 2025 | |
| Ditropidus sp. (genus) | kasiaaus | 3 Mar 2025 |
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2 comments
3 Mar 2025
Elaphodes is treated as a synonym of Ditropidus in iNaturalist - so they call this species Ditropidus pilula.
3 Mar 2025
Thanks Kim. I was considering this particular species but I thought that the elytra pattern was different.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.050291-35.208575
- Altitude 593.0m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 28 Feb 2025 11:21 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- kasiaaus NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects Elaphodes pilula
Species information
- Elaphodes pilula Scientific name
- Leaf beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 503.7m to 681.9m Recorded at altitude
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