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Native tree slug (Cystopelta purpurea) Shell-less snail or lumpy slug. <br /> Never saw these before but some extraordinary rains produced hundreds in a local leptospermum forest.<br /> They turned out to be of only four native slug species in Victoria, Australia.<br /> About 35mm long fully extebded. Australia,Cystopelta purpurea,Geotagged,Native slug,Spring Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Native tree slug (Cystopelta purpurea)

Shell-less snail or lumpy slug.
Never saw these before but some extraordinary rains produced hundreds in a local leptospermum forest.
They turned out to be of only four native slug species in Victoria, Australia.
About 35mm long fully extebded.

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    A lucky and beautiful find! Posted 9 years ago

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The Cystopelta purpurea

Cystopelta purpurea is an herbivorous slug native to south-eastern mainland Australia.

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Similar species: Land Snails And Slugs
Species identified by Mark Ridgway
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By Mark Ridgway

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Uploaded Apr 1, 2016. Captured Nov 24, 2013 13:33 in 8 Cleve Ave, The Basin VIC 3154, Australia.
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  • DSC-HX30V
  • f/4.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO200
  • 10.25mm