Orange-black Leaf Cylinder Beetle

Aporocera speciosa

A small cylinder leaf beetle from eastern Australia
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Appearance

About 8mm long; head, pronotum, elytra orange with black patches. Legs pale orange with black tarsi.
aporocera speciosa (now genus - Cryptocephalus speciosus) This bright orange beetle share similar aposematic color patterns with ladybird beetles and other beetle species. The subfamily group of Cryptocephalinae share a short head which protrudes very little. They often have very long antennae. Larvae are terrestrial and seldom noticed. Aporocera speciosa,Australia,Fall,Geotagged,Orange-black Leaf Cylinder. Beetle,aporocera,aposematic

Naming

Synonyms
Cryptocephalus speciosus Boisduval, 1835

Distribution

Eastern states of Australia but not Tasmania.

Status

Not at risk

Food

Found on several very different types of plants ranging from Allocasuarina, Eucalyptus, Milkweed

References:

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyChrysomelidae
GenusAporocera
SpeciesAporocera speciosa
Photographed in
Australia