Monolepta australis

1 Red-shouldered Leaf Beetle at Ormiston, QLD

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Identification history

	Monolepta australis	30 Mar 2025	DiBickers
	Unverified	3 Aug 2023	TimL

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Thanks to Barbara for the initial sighting. Despite the extent of flowering there were only a few beetles (all different) and one flower fly immediately obvious on the wattle. The final image provides some detail of the wattle.

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Location information

Coordinates 153.242758 -27.513488
Altitude 6.1m
Places Ormiston, QLD

Sighting information

1 Abundance
2 Aug 2023 10:20 AM Recorded on
TimL Recorded by
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TimL NatureMapr Greater Brisbane Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects

Additional information

Wattle Associated plant
5mm to 12mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health
Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
True Insect on a flower

Species information

Monolepta australis Scientific name
Red-shouldered Leaf Beetle Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
6.1m to 732m Recorded at altitude
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