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Lemidia subaenea - complex
Furry body, protuberant eyes, body length range of 4.0-8.5mm
On eucalyptus leaf in a local nature reserve.
Common in Tasmania.
https://tasmanianinsectfieldguide.com/he...
Quite variable.
Apparently useful in the control of Synanthedon tipuliformis (Clerck, 1759) (Currant Borer)
Also on Lord Howe island.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/804812-...
Distribution https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://b...
Wow thanks for that Arne. I have no time to search just at the moment unfortunately. Looks right to me.. and they seem more common in Tasmania. Uh oh it looks like Leuba already had one too.
Spotted on Dec 11, 2022
Submitted on Jan 21, 2023
