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White Acacia Leaf Beetle (Dicranosterna circe) A rather rotund Acacia leaf beetle with pearly white elytra. <br /> There is a brown spot mer the humeral callous. <br /> Queensland Australia,Dicranosterna,Dicranosterna circe,Geotagged,Summer,White Acacia Leaf Beetle Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

White Acacia Leaf Beetle (Dicranosterna circe)

A rather rotund Acacia leaf beetle with pearly white elytra.
There is a brown spot mer the humeral callous.
Queensland

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The White Acacia Leaf Beetle

Dicranosterna circe is a leaf beetle in the Chrysomelidae family and the paropsini tribe. Dicranosterna is a genus of large and very convex beetles feeding exclusively on Acacia. Larvae are globose. Dicranosterna is endemic to Australia an D. circe is restricted to the Brisbane region of Queensland.

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Similar species: Beetles
Species identified by Martin Lagerwey
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By Martin Lagerwey

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Uploaded Sep 15, 2016. Captured Jan 21, 2015 11:31 in 25 Aplin Terrace, Gin Gin QLD 4671, Australia.
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  • Canon EOS 450D
  • f/16.0
  • 1/99s
  • ISO400
  • 65mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.