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Chrysophtharta variicollis
A reddish-brown beetle about 6 mm long with a rounded body and gold flecked elytra.
Young eucalyptus tree - ? species
My thanks to martinl for the ID. This beautiful little beetle was spotted with several other olive green eucalyptus leaf beetles on the one tree. They are all out this Spring !
Spotted on Oct 17, 2012
Submitted on Oct 19, 2012
2 Comments
Thank you for the ID Martin.
Chrysophtharta variicollis, I think. They vary, and are sometimes black http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/815... They do have a 'skirt' that is only just visible in your image.
Here is one with a skirt that I am unsure how to identify. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/793...