Peltoschema hamadryas

Peltoschema hamadryas

Peltoschema hamadryas is an Australian species of leaf beetle.
Peltoschema hamadryas Acacia leaf beetles include many species. Some can be very prolific and cause devastation on silver wattle populations. Paropsisterna hamadryas has a complex dark pattern on the elytra. This pattern can range from almost absent to almost entirely black. All of the 95 species in the genus Peltoschema have two posterior pronotal bristles called "trichobothria". If you look closely you can see these on the pale (larger) beetle. Australia,Chrysomelidae,Geotagged,Peltoschema,Peltoschema hamadryas,Spring,acacia leaf beetle

Appearance

Paropsisterna hamadryas has a complex dark pattern on the elytra. This pattern can range from almost absent to almost entirely black.
Peltoschema hamadryas These guys hibernate under bark of nearby trees and usually have a purple color when in hibernation, as in this specimen. Australia,Geotagged,Peltoschema hamadryas,Winter

Naming

Synonyms
Acacicola tristis Lea, 1903
Paropsis flavitarsis Chapuis, 1877
Paropsis hamadryas Stål, 1860

Distribution

South east Australia and Tasmania

Habitat

May occupy logs or trunks of Eucalyptus obliqua, at least temporarily, since found having emerged within six years of felling (Grove et al., 2009).

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyChrysomelidae
GenusPeltoschema
SpeciesPeltoschema hamadryas
Photographed in
Australia