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possible Peltoschema sp.
An even smaller acacia leaf beetle with plain colors and a dark spot at the hinge of the elytra. Unknown ID.
Infesting a group of Acacias in a local park.
associated with this other species http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/210... Similar species http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/821... http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/819... Pyrgoides sp may be a synomym http://lifeunseen.com/index2_item_842.ph...
Spotted on Apr 8, 2013
Submitted on Apr 8, 2013
2 Comments
Very pretty! Love the gold!
With 93 species of Peltoschema (fireblight beetles) it may be a but tricky to ID this one :(
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:b...