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Brown darkling beetle

Ecnolagria grandis

Description:

A brown beetle, common on branches is caught snacking on the eggs of Paropsis atomaria.

Notes:

See another beetle here http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/821...

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3 Comments

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 11 years ago

Is that pepper and salt in it's pockets ? Nice set martin.

MartinL
MartinL 11 years ago

Thanks Ashish. It seems other species also make a meal of these abundant Paropsis atomaria egg clusters; http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/785...

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

Wow... Great one spotting from your collection Martin... Well spotted with organism attitude or lifestyle. True learning lesson...!!

MartinL
Spotted by
MartinL

Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Feb 5, 2012
Submitted on Feb 5, 2012

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