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Eleale intricata
This very shimmery black clerid was about 10 mm long. It had short but thick white setae covering the underside with a small tuft of white at the elytral suture near the head and two thin strips of white visible at rear end. Antennal segments were black but the club-shaped segmented tips were a bright reddish-orange.
Spotted on tea-tree plants (Leptospermum scoparium) in a reserve - Cardinia Reservoir park.
Seems to occur predominantly in Tasmania
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:...
This was a very active clerid and stopped only to have a standoff with another shimmery green clerid. So, my spotting is a series of the beetle parts !
Family: Cleridae
https://tasmanianinsectfieldguide.com/he...
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