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Peltoschema jucunda The id is based on similarity with museum specimens collected from Perth. This member of Peltoschema feeds on native pea species including Daviesia. It is my guess that they are sometimes/usually orange. This is the case for similar species of Peltoschema that are known coccinellidae mimics. A similar species (P. festiva) occurs in Victoria, yet unseen by me and a target for this month. <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/36902/ladybird_mimic_leaf_beetle_peltoschema_oceanica.html" title="Ladybird mimic leaf beetle (Peltoschema oceanica)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2532/36902_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=hf3oO9lK0mL9iDNFV%2FdhZjByRDo%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="Ladybird mimic leaf beetle (Peltoschema oceanica) What a little sneak. I was sure it was just another ladybird. <br /> Similar colours to many ladybirds. Rows of fine pitting on elytra. <br /> Four even spots across the pronotum. About 6mm long.<br /> On Acacia mearnsii in a local nature reserve. Cardinia.<br /> https://www.flickr.com/photos/80818392@N06/9770110644 Australia,Geotagged,Ladybird mimic leaf beetle,Peltoschema,Peltoschema oceanica,Summer" /></a></figure><br /> Peltoschema oceanica, ladybird mimic, by Mark Ridgway. Australia,Geotagged,Peltoschema,Peltoschema jucunda,Summer,Winter Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Peltoschema jucunda

The id is based on similarity with museum specimens collected from Perth. This member of Peltoschema feeds on native pea species including Daviesia. It is my guess that they are sometimes/usually orange. This is the case for similar species of Peltoschema that are known coccinellidae mimics. A similar species (P. festiva) occurs in Victoria, yet unseen by me and a target for this month.

Ladybird mimic leaf beetle (Peltoschema oceanica) What a little sneak. I was sure it was just another ladybird. <br /> Similar colours to many ladybirds. Rows of fine pitting on elytra. <br /> Four even spots across the pronotum. About 6mm long.<br /> On Acacia mearnsii in a local nature reserve. Cardinia.<br /> https://www.flickr.com/photos/80818392@N06/9770110644 Australia,Geotagged,Ladybird mimic leaf beetle,Peltoschema,Peltoschema oceanica,Summer

Peltoschema oceanica, ladybird mimic, by Mark Ridgway.

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    Nice one Martin. Posted 7 years ago

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The Peltoschema jucunda

Peltoschema jucunda (Chapuis, 1877) is a small leaf beetle in the Peltoschema genus and the "oceanica" species group, being the aggregation within this genus that are coccinellidae mimics.

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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 30, 2017. Captured Sep 21, 2017 15:49 in 1602 Osmington Rd, Osmington WA 6285, Australia.
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  • Canon EOS 600D
  • f/16.0
  • 1/166s
  • ISO200
  • 65mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.