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Peltoschema jucunda
This tiny green beetle is very convex and patterned with black spots. It comes from a group that are coccinellid mimics, however there are no green ladybird beetles.
Feeding on flowers ad foliage of Davesia (bush Pea).
It comes from a group that are coccinellid mimics, however there are no green ladybird beetles.
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Thanks Daniele. It is another favourite group of mine and endemic to Perth. I will go back over there to hopefully find more but I think they are all only green and hiding in foliage rather than mimicking beetles in this case.
That is a cool little critter. Love the first shot Martin. Thank you for sharing :)
These ladybird mimics are fantastic Martin!
Thanks Mark
Thanks maplemoth
Two, beautiful photos, and a beautiful Beetle....
Good theory, Mark. Some Calomela such as testacea can be green or orange , depending, probably on age. Larvae of Acacia feeding Peltoschemas are yellow if eating pollen and green if eating foliage. I know of no examples in adult Peltoschema but with a sample size of only one - maybe.
Looks to be a WA endemic too.
Could it be an unripe version of your reddish ones from Perth?