Dark Green Leaf Monkey Beetle - Geloptera sp.
FAMILY CHRYSOMELIDAE
- This page contains pictures and information about Dark Green Leaf Monkey Beetles that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
- Body length 8mm
- 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. Geloptera sp. Chrysomelidae - Insects of Townsville, Australia - Graeme Cocks .
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