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Case bearing leaf beetle

Aporocera viridipennis

Photo by Mark Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

A tiny beetle (4mm) with dented thorax and wing covers in metallic red and dark blue.

Habitat:

Resting on a wall under large eucalyptus at the local school during daytime.

Notes:

order: COLEOPTERA <br>
suborder: POLYPHAGA <br>
superfamily: CHRYSOMELOIDEA <br>
family: CHRYSOMELIDAE <br>
subfamily: Cryptocephalinae <br>
tribe: Cryptocephalini <br>

http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:dd…

Reference Links:

Aporocera viridipennis - Information on Aporocera viridipennis, Aporocera viridipennis

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
MartinL
Yes. It's come for an education.

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Beetles of Southeastern Australia
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Dandenong Ranges - fauna & flora
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Global Schoolyard Bioblitz!
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Beetles!
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Upper Ferntree Gully Primary School

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PublishedOctober 14, 2013

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