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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Long-horned and Leaf Beetles (Chrysomeloidea) » Leaf Beetles (Chrysomelidae) » Chrysomelinae » Trachymela » Australian Tortoise Beetle (Trachymela sloanei)

Species Trachymela sloanei - Australian Tortoise Beetle

Classification · Other Common Names · Size · Range · Food · Remarks · Internet References
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)
Superfamily Chrysomeloidea (Long-horned and Leaf Beetles)
Family Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)
Subfamily Chrysomelinae
Genus Trachymela
Species sloanei (Australian Tortoise Beetle)
Other Common Names
Eucalyptus tortoise beetle
Size
6-7 mm
Range
California and Arizona? (note in comments)
Food
Eucalyptus
Remarks
Introduced from Australia. First recorded in 1998 in California.
Internet References
http://acwm.co.la.ca.us/pdf/AustralianTortoiseBeetleeng_pdf.pdf
Contributed by Phillip Harpootlian on 16 March, 2005 - 2:46pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 19 February, 2008 - 6:33pm

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