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Pittosporum Beetle - Lamprolina aeneipennis   

FAMILY CHRYSOMELIDAE 

This page contains pictures and information about Pittosporum Leaf beetles of Genus Lamprolina that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
 
Body length 12mm
 
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Host plant Bursaria sp. 
 

Reference:
1. Leaf Beetles subfamily Chrysomelinae - lifeunseen.com, by Nick Monaghan, 2008.
2. Lamprolina aeneipennis - Botanic Gardens Trust.  
3. Lamprolina aeneipennis (Boisduval, 1835) - Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australia 2005.
4. A taxonomic revision of the Australian Chrysomelinae, with a key to the genera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) - Reid, C.A.M., Zootaxa 1292, 2006, Fig 50.

 
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Last updated: May 08, 2008.