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Tortoise leaf beetle

Trachymela sp. (poss. sloane)

Photo by MartinL
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Field Notes

Description:

A mottled brown beetle thinking with some justification that it was a gumnut

Habitat:

A country roadside sapling, eucalyptus, of course.

Reference Links:

Species Trachymela sloanei - Australian Tortoise Beetle - BugGuide.Net

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