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Lantana Leafminer beetle

Uroplata girardi

Description:

Tiny beetle, approx 3mm long. Ridged elytra and club shaped antennae.

Habitat:

Found on prostrate herb Richardia brasiliensis. James Cook University, Cairns campus.

Notes:

This is a species of beetle released as biological control of Lantana camara.

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2 Comments

Andrea Lim
Andrea Lim 10 years ago

Thank you very much for the tip 'stho002'. Much appreciated.

stho002
stho002 10 years ago

hispine chrysomelid

Andrea Lim
Spotted by
Andrea Lim

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Spotted on Feb 16, 2014
Submitted on Feb 17, 2014

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