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Rhyparida didyma
Beautiful orange Beetle with black markings on the outer edge of each wing. Also has black marks on the the joint of each leg.
Found on this grass about 50m from a small running stream at Mt Hart.
Thank you Mark for the identification! Reference: http://www.bowerbird.org.au/observations... Further information from: https://ntepa.nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pd... which states that this insect is a pest of sugarcane in QLD and also occurs in Western Australia.
Rhyparida spp.(Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae)
Possibly Rhyparida didyma
(also called Swarming leaf beetles)
Spotted on Apr 26, 2015
Submitted on Oct 6, 2015
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