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Acacia leaf beetle

possible Peltoschema sp.

Photo by MartinL
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Field Notes

Description:

An even smaller acacia leaf beetle with plain colors and a dark spot at the hinge of the elytra.
Unknown ID.

Habitat:

Infesting a group of Acacias in a local park.

Notes:

associated with this other species
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/21046122
Similar species
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8212004
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8194558

Pyrgoides sp may be a synomym
http://lifeunseen.com/index2_item_842.php

Reference Links:

Peltoschema | Atlas of Living Australia

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
MartinL
With 93 species of Peltoschema (fireblight beetles) it may be a but tricky to ID this one :( http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:172d3ace-a439-4875-872b-3dbbb7f499de#classification

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Beetles of Southeastern Australia

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PublishedApril 8, 2013

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