Peltoschema perplexa

Peltoschema perplexa

Peltoschema perplexa is an Australian species of leaf beetle.
Peltoschema_perplexa The larvae can eat Acacia flowers. In that case we get yellow beetles. When the larvae eat foliage, the adults are green. https://www.jungledragon.com/image/37401/peltoschema_perplexa.html Australia,Geotagged,Peltoschema,Peltoschema perplexa,Spring

Naming

Synonyms
Paropsis perplexa Chapuis, 1877
Peltoschema perplexa Beetles are green when the larvae feed on leaves, yellow when they feed on flowers. Australia,Geotagged,Peltoschema,Peltoschema perplexa,Winter

Distribution

South east Australia

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