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Trachymela sp.
A leaf beetle about 12 mm long. The thorax, head and elytra were black, rough textured with mottling of pinkish-brown patches.
Spotted on Manna Gum ( eucalyptus viminalis) in a nature reserve.
This leaf beetle could be Trachymela explanata.
I apologise for the slightly fuzzy photos - the little beetle was extremely active & wouldn't stop for even a second.
These leaf beetles look very much like gum nuts because of their colouring and texturing.
Here is another one of these leaf beetles
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/158...
Family: Chrysomelidae
Spotted on Oct 1, 2017
Submitted on Oct 8, 2017
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