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Cylinder leaf beetle

? Cadmus cognatus

Photo by MartinL
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Field Notes

Description:

A gnarled brown woody beetle. This is larger than most Cadmus leaf beetles and would hide well on bark of any local tree. Pic 2 is a size comparison with C. crucicollis.

Habitat:

Feeding on leaves of eucalyprus

Notes:

https://sites.google.com/site/insectsoftasmaniacoleoptera/suborder-poly…

http://plantationhealth.com.au/pdf/pestnotes/cadmus.pdf

http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_leafbeetles/Cryptocephalinae.htm

Reference Links:

Cadmus (Prionopleura) cognatus - Insects of Tasmania: Coleoptera

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