Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae)

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Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae)

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KylieWaldon wrote:

19 Dec 2023

TYVM Alison. Sounds like a type of car. I'm just getting into my froggatti.

Monolepta froggatti

KylieWaldon wrote:

23 Oct 2023

thanks Alison. Not used to seeing so many. And I'm pretty sure I normally sight them after christmas too. Not so much in spring.

Calomela vittata

KylieWaldon wrote:

23 Oct 2023

thanks alison. yes that would be helpful. After a while I wasn't sure if they were all the same species or different! I will email u. So many leaf beetles this season and such a variety. TY :)

Paropsisterna m-fuscum

AlisonMilton wrote:

22 Oct 2023

They can vary. You're doing a great job of IDing leaf beetles.

Calomela vittata

AlisonMilton wrote:

22 Oct 2023

@KylieWaldon Hi Kylie, the beetle is P. m-fuscum. I think the larve look like they could be P. atomaria. The description of the eggs also fit P. atomaria, which confirms my thoughts about the larvae. Could you please post the larvae separately. The leaf beetle species page Ferns and Clubmosses & page 6, show examples of eggs, larvae and adults. If you message me with you email address I can send you a document I produced last year where I raised a number of larvae in an attempt to match up the beetles.
Regards
Alison

Paropsisterna m-fuscum