JungleDragon is a nature and wildlife community for photographers, travellers and anyone who loves nature. We're genuine, free, ad-free and beautiful.

Join

Monolepta genus flea beetle I&#039;ve been advised by an entomologist that the genus Monolepta needs revision, but for now this beetle remains within it. Also, the orange spots on the elytra (both sides of the suture behind the scutellum) suggests that it is a male. <br /> <br /> 5 mm length Australia,Chrysomelidae,Coleoptera,Fall,Galerucinae,Geotagged,Macro,Monolepta,arthropod,autumn,fauna,flea beetle,insect,invertebrate,new south wales Click/tap to enlarge

Monolepta genus flea beetle

I've been advised by an entomologist that the genus Monolepta needs revision, but for now this beetle remains within it. Also, the orange spots on the elytra (both sides of the suture behind the scutellum) suggests that it is a male.

5 mm length

Sign in or Join in order to comment.

No species identified

The species on this photo is not identified yet. When signed in, you can identify species on photos that you uploaded. If you have earned the social image editing capability, you can also identify species on photos uploaded by others.

View Ruth Spigelman's profile

By Ruth Spigelman

All rights reserved
Uploaded Apr 20, 2020. Captured Mar 22, 2020 10:38 in 59 Merewether St, Merewether NSW 2291, Australia.
country flag of Australia Explore Australia 13,085 4,176 3
  • NIKON D850
  • f/14.0
  • 10/2500s
  • ISO250
  • 105mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.

This photo also appears in

Discover more photo collections