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Case bearing beetle #2

Cryptocephalus sp

Photo by MartinL
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Field Notes

Description:

These honey brown case bearing leaf beetles bite large slices from their gumtree hosts. AKA Cylinder beetles because of their shape, the larvae build a protective case to live in.

Notes:

Another species found earlier looks similar. This one lacks four darker dots on the elytra. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8322758

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Camptosomata

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Beetles of Southeastern Australia

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