Acacia leaf beetle at Yarralumla, ACT
Identification history
| Dicranosterna immaculata | 23 Oct 2025 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Dicranosterna immaculata | 23 Oct 2025 | TimL |
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The Acacia Leaf Beetle was initially sighted on an acacia at STEP (final image) and when disturbed it dropped into the undergrowth and feigned being dead, a typical defensive behaviour. The first image shows the underside of the beetle with its legs drawn up into a defensive position within the exoskeleton. Interestingly, the beetle’s front pair of legs fold forwards within the exoskeleton whilst the other two pairs of legs fold backwards, probably due to the restricted space.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.066770-35.285802
- Altitude 600.2m
- Maps Sth Tablelands Ecosystem Park
- Places Yarralumla, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 21 Oct 2025 12:32 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
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TimL NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Dicranosterna immaculata Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Dicranosterna immaculata Scientific name
- Acacia leaf beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1413.3m Recorded at altitude
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- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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