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Octotoma scabripennis
Lantana Leafminer Beetles are introduced to Australia as a biological control to the weed Lantana camara. The beetle's feeding activities reduce plant vigour and suppress flowering.
Spotted on Mar 22, 2012
Submitted on Mar 24, 2012
3 Comments
Thanks Shekainah and Ashish.. So this in another experiment from the government.. like the cane toad...
Shekainah is right...
http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_...
Another sub-species of Lantana leaf miner beetle.