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Oides Leaf beetle I came upon this beetle as it was making a meal of the foliage and thought for one second it had eaten its way along and made this tunnel shape! But then realised it was two separate leaves. <br /> 20 mm in length Australia,Chrysomelidae,Coleoptera,Geotagged,Macro,Oides Leaf beetle,Oides dorsosignata,Orange Oides Leaf Beetle,Spring,arthropod,beetle,insect,invertebrate Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Oides Leaf beetle

I came upon this beetle as it was making a meal of the foliage and thought for one second it had eaten its way along and made this tunnel shape! But then realised it was two separate leaves.
20 mm in length

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    Flown Kimmerling
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    Awesome! :O Hungry little cutie! Posted 6 years ago
  2. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Looks like a delicious leaf :-D Posted 6 years ago

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The Orange Oides Leaf Beetle

A leaf beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. Body length 20mm. The beetle is orange in colour with thick black strip on each wing cover. There is a black patch on the thorax too. Found in Australia.

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Similar species: Beetles
Species identified by Patomarazul
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By Ruth Spigelman

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Uploaded Dec 11, 2018. Captured Nov 30, 2018 11:01 in Dudley Beach Rd, Whitebridge NSW 2290, Australia.
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  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/10.0
  • 1/128s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm

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