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Galerucine Leaf Beetle

Cydippa balyi or Rupilia insignis

Photo by BarbaraSing
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Field Notes

Description:

Red and black beetle with unusual truncated elytra.

Habitat:

Savannah grassland, Kimberley

Species ID Suggestions

galerucine leaf beetle

Cydippa balyi or Rupilia insignis

Reference Link
MichaelGeiser
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Comments (2)
BarbaraSing
Thanks Michael for the ID. Well researched. Interesting beetle with its truncated elytra. I've seen a few times usually without my camera or unable to get a good photograph. I don't usually catch them but if I see another I will to try to get a better picture.
MichaelGeiser
It could be either one of the two closely related species "Rupilia" insignis or Cydippa balyi. A specimen of Rupilia insignis is shown here: http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:068e9214-527e-4688-b674-0cb031c04fab There's a strong possibility that these two names turn out to be synonyms. Both are rarely collected and only known from a couple of localities in WA and NT.

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Biodiversity of The Kimberley
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Derby Bioblitz
Photographed
PublishedMarch 15, 2014

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