Beetles (Coleoptera) home - Greater Melbourne

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NatureMapr 2025 partner update presented to Commonwealth DCCEEW

8 hrs ago

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New feature: special fields for collections

Temporary disruption to attributes

New feature: duplicate a sighting

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Discussion

KimberiRP wrote:

53 min ago

Not C. australis

Cardiothorax sp. (genus)

JasonPStewartNMsnc2016 wrote:

1 hr ago

No worries.

I have to add that this beetle may have originated in central or southern Qld and been transported from there within the timber as a borer. I don't have the original source location of the timber.

Phoracantha sp.

WendyEM wrote:

1 hr ago

Be warned I am not a beetle expert.

Phoracantha sp.

WendyEM wrote:

1 hr ago

Cassida denticulata
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/15fc7662-9b30-491f-b497-8a4d29f306aa#gallery
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?place_id=6744&preferred_place_id=6744&quality_grade=research&taxon_id=1083104
https://www.cassidae.uni.wroc.pl/katalog%20internetowy/cassidadenticulatafig.htm

Chrysomelidae sp. (family)

JasonPStewartNMsnc2016 wrote:

1 hr ago

@WendyEM . Thank you for this identification.
I will get around to looking into this species and learning more.

Phoracantha sp.