Cadmus aurantiacus

Cadmus aurantiacus

A member of the case-bearing leaf beetles, found mostly in SE Australia including Tasmania
Case bearing leaf beetle (Cadmus aurantiacus) Wandering around on newer stems of a eucalyptus sapling in a nature reserve incorporating stringybark, acacias, pomaderris, pittosporum, assorted woody shrubs and grasses.
About body length 12mm
Cryptocephalinae ->  Australia,Cadmus aurantiacus,Cryptocephalinae,Geotagged,Spring

Appearance

About 12mm long.
11 segmented long fine tan antennae.
Elytra and pronotum heavily pitted; cream to orange/tan base with puncturation lines in black. Also open dark markings on thorax and head.Legs tan.

Distribution

SE Australia in NSW, Victoria and Tasmania

References:

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http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:a2f91c3c-aece-492b-aaf6-1d44429c6c66#
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyChrysomelidae
GenusCadmus
SpeciesCadmus aurantiacus
Photographed in
Australia