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Red-shouldered Leaf Beetle

Monolepta australis

Description:

Eyes and jaws black on a yellow head. Thorax yellow. The forward 1/4 wing covers are red with the rest dull yellow. There is a black (bruise-like) mark on the rear area of each cover. Legs are yellow

Habitat:

Found beneath a gum tree among ferns

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2 Comments

StephenSolomons
StephenSolomons 10 years ago

Thanks Mark

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Missed it. Nice one. We won't mention the bruise.

StephenSolomons
Spotted by
StephenSolomons

Gosford, New South Wales, Australia

Spotted on Dec 21, 2013
Submitted on Dec 21, 2013

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