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Three-lined potato beetle - Lena daturaphila Introduced to Australia ,mostlikely by accident. It really is a pest Eamw beetles Click/tap to enlarge

Three-lined potato beetle - Lena daturaphila

Introduced to Australia ,mostlikely by accident. It really is a pest

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  1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
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    I think this is actually the Three-lined Potato Beetle (Lema daturaphila).
    https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/203403-Lema-daturaphila/browse_photos
    https://bugguide.net/node/view/20935/bgimage
     Posted 5 years ago
    1. View Ernst's profile
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      Thank you Lisa Posted 5 years ago
  3. View Claude CHAVAND's profile
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    Agree with Lisa, the species seems to have a variable color patern, this photo is matching perfectly:
    https://sites.google.com/site/leafbeetlesofaustralia/4-subfamily-criocerinae
     Posted 5 years ago
    1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
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      Thanks for your input, Claude! Posted 5 years ago

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The Lena daturaphila

''L. daturaphila'', commonly known as the three-lined potato beetle, is a species of beetle in the family Chrysomelidae.

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Species identified by Ernst
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Uploaded Jun 5, 2020. Captured in 175 Marionvale Rd, Marionvale VIC 3634, Australia.
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