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- This page contains pictures and information about Leaf Tortoise Beetles Subfamily Cassidinae
in that we found in the Brisbane area,
Queensland, Australia.
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- This group of beetles newly been combined from two subfamilies, Cassidinae
and Hispinae. The 'hispoid' group with cryptic spiny adults and external or
leaf-mining flattened larvae, pupating at or near the ground. The 'cassidoid'
group with often conspicuous adults and externally-feeding spiny larvae which
pupate on the host.
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- Lantana Leafminer Beetle 1
  - Octotoma scabripennis, Chalepini, body length 8mm
- At first we saw there are some dirt on the leaf. Then we found there other
quite a number of dirt with similar shape on different leaves. When we came
close, we notice they are insects. Since they have hard wings cover with two
wings meet at middle, we believe they are beetles. Here we like to thank
Dr. Kaae again. Dr. Kaae advised that they are leaf beetles. It is hard to tell, isn't it? Their larvae mine inside lantana leaves.
They are introduced to Australia to control the lantana. More information and pictures please click on here.
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- Lantana Leafminer Beetle 2
 - Uroplata girardi, Chalepini, body length 8mm
- This is another species of beetle released as biological control of Lantana
camara. Details please also check this web
page.
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- Green Tortoise Beetle
 - Cassida sexguttata (Metriona holmgreni), Cassidini, body length 4mm
- Pictures were taken in Wishart Bushland during mid summer. The beetles
were mating on grass. The beetles are broadly ovate shaped with wing-covers
and prothorax broadly extended. The prothorax cover the head from above.
More information can be found in this page.
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- Orange Tortoise Beetle
 - Aspidimorpha westwoodi, Cassidini, body length 5mm
- The beetles are broadly ovate shaped with wing-covers
and prothorax broadly extended. The prothorax cover the head from above.
They have the orange colour body. On wing covers there are the black dots patterns.
Click here for more information.
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- Reference:
- 1. Cassidinae Gyllenhal, 1813 - Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australia 2005.
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