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Leaf Beetle

Photo by MartinL
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Field Notes

Description:

subfamily; Galerucinae. tribe;Alticini
The flea beetles have large femurs.
Yes, they hop.
This beetle is tiinee!!

Habitat:

Found in Wattle flowers

Reference Links:

Galerucinae

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (6)
Liana
Woah...so they're tiny! That makes these pics even more awesome Martin! Thank you for sharing :)
Mark Ridgway
many species.. mostly 2-3mm.. some 1mm some 4mm
Liana
How big are these little dudes?
MartinL
And beyond my natural; eyesight. I have used additional lighting and diffuser for this one. Surprising how much it helps. And surprising how well yours come out sometimes, I wonder why I bother.
Mark Ridgway
Well done. They are beyond my camera technology.

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Beetles of Southeastern Australia
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2015

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