Aulacophora hilaris

Pumpkin Beetle at Isaacs, ACT

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Identification history

	Aulacophora hilaris	14 Aug 2016	MichaelBedingfield
	Unidentified	12 Aug 2016	galah681

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2 comments

galah681 wrote:

13 Aug 2016

I think this may be a pumpkin beetle

RogerF wrote:

13 Aug 2016

Correct. The pumpkin beetle, Aulacophora hilaris, (Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae) (a leaf beetle). Also found defoliating pumpkins is the leaf-eating ladybird Epilachna..

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Location information

Coordinates 149.108627 -35.361003
Places Isaacs, ACT

Sighting information

2 Abundance
20 Dec 2008 09:37 AM Recorded on
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Insects Beetles (Coleoptera) Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) galah681 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Species information

Aulacophora hilaris Scientific name
Pumpkin Beetle Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 794m Recorded at altitude
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