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Larvae of acacia leaf beetle

Peltoschema suturalis

Photo by MartinL
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Field Notes

Description:

A green grub of a leaf beetle found on leaves of Golden wattle, Acacia pycnantha.

Habitat:

Golden Wattle
Nature reserve.
Mt. Lofty.

Notes:

ID Confirmed by Dr. Chris Reid

Reference Links:

NZ Farm Forestry - Peltoschema suturalis

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
MartinL
Thanks you Ken and Chris for the ID Here is the adult beetle http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/710436002

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PublishedSeptember 1, 2014

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