Narrow-necked Leaf Beetles - subfamily Criocerinae, Lilioceris bakewelli (Crioceris fuscomaculata)


Body length 10mm

The leaf beetles in subfamily Criocerinae have the narrow thorax, so the common name Narrow-necked Leaf Beetle.



This leaf beetle is bright red in colour with a large black spots on the back.



We always found the beetle on this host plants, which the plant had not been identified yet.





We also found some of them with greenish-yellow and some in orange colours.



Reference:
1. Leaf Beetles subfamily Criocerinae - lifeunseen.com, by Nick Monaghan, 2008.
2. Beetles of Australia - Trevor J Hawkeswood, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1987, plate 151.
3. Lilioceris (Lilioceris) bakewelli (Baly, 1859) - Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australia 2005.