- Eumolpinae beetles feed on leaves, flowers and fruits of different plants mainly on Eucalypts and Acacia. Eggs are laid in soil or in covered clusters on plants. Larvae live in soil and are root feeders. They pupate in soil as well.
- Brown Swarming Leaf Beetle
- Rhyparida sp., body length 8mm
- The beetle was found near Bulimba Creek in Sunnybank during early summer Nov 2007. They merge and swarm after the first heavy rains of the summer season. Please check this page for more infromation.
- Iridescent Leaf Monkey Beetle
- Geloptera sp., body length 8mm
- Thank to Chris Reid for the identification of this leaf beetle.
- Dark Green Leaf Monkey Beetle
- Geloptera sp., body length 15mm
- This Leaf Beetle is shiny dark green to black in colour. They were easily found on young gum trees in Karawatha Forest during early summer. Only adults were found. They highly alerted to our approaching. Some of them dropped from leaves even we were a meter away.
- Thank to Chris Reid for the identification of this leaf beetle.
- Reference:
- 1. Eumolpinae Hope, 1840 - Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australia 2005.
- 2. Swarming leaf beetles, Rhyparida spp. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae) - PaDIL, Pest and Diseases Image Library, 2007.
- 3. Geloptera sp. Chrysomelidae - Insects of Townsville, Australia - Graeme Cocks
- Rhyparida sp., body length 8mm
Leaf Monkey Beetles - subfamily Eumolpinae
FAMILY CHRYSOMELIDAE
This page contains pictures and information about Leaf beetles in subfamily Eumolpinae that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
