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Leaf Beetle eggs & larvae

Chrysophtharta variicollis

Photo by Mark Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

Tiny black larvae with lightly striated bodies. (2mm long)

Habitat:

Leaves of eucalyptus melliodora.

Notes:

At first I thought it was black eggs. Should wear some glasses.
They look so cute and lost.... "Ok, we're out. Where to next ?"
Pic #2 shows the only leaf beetle I could find on this tree. I think it is a possible candidate for the same species.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8156072

Reference Links:

Dark Brown Paropsine Leaf Beetle - ? Paropsisterna variicollis

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
MartinL
Nice close up. They make me think of ladybird beetle hatchlings at this age. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8280281 (pic #3) but I think they are this one. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8477395

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