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Cleobora mellyi

Southern Ladybird at Yackandandah, VIC

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Identification history

	Cleobora mellyi	10 Feb 2022	KylieWaldon
	Unverified	10 Feb 2022	KylieWaldon

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not sure if these are leaf beetles or lady beetles. I've not seen these before. Unusual patterns and shape of insect. They were having a feast though on all the new growth.

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Location information

Coordinates 146.831395 -36.322121
Places Yackandandah, VIC

Sighting information

10 Abundance
6 Feb 2022 09:21 AM Recorded on
KylieWaldon Recorded by
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Insects Lady beetles (Coccinellidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) KylieWaldon Hume NatureMapr

Additional information

wedge leafed wattle Associated plant
5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Cleobora mellyi Scientific name
Southern Ladybird Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 2036.59m Recorded at altitude
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