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Clerid beetle

Metademius leai

Description:

A long (15mm) slender beetle with rows of pitting on the elytra.

Habitat:

Found in a eucalyptus tree, on leaves

Notes:

This looks very large for a clerid (checkered) beetle. Thanks Ken for the ID

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3 Comments

MartinL
MartinL 9 years ago

Thanks Leuba. It's certainly not one of them.

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 9 years ago

Nice spotting Martin. Please check your reference link - for a pie-dish beetle.

MartinL
MartinL 9 years ago

Metademius leai
Thanks Ken for the ID
http://www.bowerbird.org.au/observations...

MartinL
Spotted by
MartinL

Victoria, Australia

Spotted on May 6, 2014
Submitted on May 6, 2014

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