Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae)

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A pictorial reference for the main genera of the Chrysomelidae family:

https://sites.google.com/site/leafbeetlesofaustralia/

Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae)

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Discussion

AlisonMilton wrote:

3 hrs ago

@RAllen Not P. atomaria

Paropsis atomaria

DiBickers wrote:

3 hrs ago

This is not a group I’m familiar with, but it looks very much like Mecynodera coxalgica. Yours appears more mottled in the underlay colour which is usually a solid colour. I’m wondering if it’s because it might be recently eclosed & still needs to fully colour-up. I’ll Verify it to Genus-level for you & make the Suggestion at Species-level😊

Mecynodera (Genus)

DiBickers wrote:

9 hrs ago

I really want to Verify Lamprolina sp. for you, but it’s a terribly tough angle so it doesn’t give a true overview of the thorax and wing shape. Also quite blurry which unfortunately doesn’t help (though as a fellow photographer can certainly empathise). Under the circumstances I think it’s best to leave this one at Family-level☹️

Chrysomelidae sp. (family)

DiBickers wrote:

Yesterday

@LisaH happy to help, any knowledge I impart was learned from someone else. That’s what’s fabulous about ID’ing, no one person gets it right 100% of the time & we are all constantly learning from one another💚

Callidemum CNM 01 (to be classified)

LisaH wrote:

Yesterday

Thank you

Lamprolina discoidalis