Hop-bush leaf beetle at Mount Ainslie
Identification history
| Callidemum hypochalceum | 9 Jan 2024 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Chrysomelidae sp. (family) | 9 Jan 2024 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Chrysomelidae sp. (family) | 9 Jan 2024 | RogerF | ||
| Coleoptera (order) immature | 8 Jan 2024 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Coleoptera (order) immature | 8 Jan 2024 | Hejor1 |
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2 comments
Hejor1
wrote:
9 Jan 2024
@RogerF @MichaelMulvaney could this be Callidemum hypochalceum? There was a lot of breeding activity on this plant.
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
9 Jan 2024
Yes you are right - see https://www.jungledragon.com/specie/8857/callidemum_hypochalceum.html
Location information
- Coordinates 149.161531-35.283847
- Altitude 621.2m
- Maps Mount Ainslie
- Places Campbell, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 8 Jan 2024 07:29 PM Recorded on
- Hejor1 Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) Beetles (Coleoptera)
Additional information
- Larvae Breeding behaviour
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- False Pollinator Insect on Flower
Species information
- Callidemum hypochalceum Scientific name
- Hop-bush leaf beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1188m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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