Case bearing leaf beetle
Aporocera (Aporocera) viridis
-37.8991, 145.311
Field Notes
Description:
A very small metallic coloured beetle about 4mm long. Tints of green and red depending upon angle of sun. Relatively long antennae compared to leaf beetles for example. Elytra heavily pitted. I initially thought this might be a flea-beetle but the largest femurs are on the front pairs of legs. Note: take reading glasses next time.
Habitat:
On a Eucalyptus microcarpa in suburban back yard.
Notes:
Thanks Stephen Thorpe. Case-bearing beetle Associated with dead wood or old trees. Coastal and big river drainage basins. Probably capable of flight. Very likely A viridis... size, shape, antennae segments match.
http://www.tfic.net.au/SpeciesPages/Aporocera%20viridis.html
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:94… <br> A synonymous named may be resurrected by Dr Chris Reid - Chloroplisma viridis - http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Chloroplisma+viridis
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