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- This page contains information and pictures about Large Leafeating Ladybird
Beetles that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia
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 - Body length 10mm
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- This is a large Ladybird Beetle. There are four large orange-red and four
yellow square spots on dark brown body colour. The bright yellow abdomen is
covered by wings.
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- Unlike other ladybird beetles, all species in the tribe Epilachnini,
includes this Large Leafeating Ladybirds, are phytophagous, i.e., both larvae and adults feed on plants.
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- On early summer Dec 2011, we found quite a number of this Large Leafeating
Ladybirds in the bushland near White Rock, Ipswich. They were actively
feeding on leaves (Solanacea) during the day. On the host plants another
plant-feeding species, the 28-spotted Potato
Ladybird Beetles, were also found.
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- Some ladybird eggs were found on the bottom side of leaf next to the Large
Leafeating Ladybirds, but not sure if they were their eggs.
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- Some mating pairs were found on host plants as well.
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- In the area there were quite a number of the host plants. Large Leafeating
Ladybirds were found almost on every plants. Some plants were badly
damaged.
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- The above photos show two plant-feeding ladybirds trying to mate,
obviously they found the wrong partner.
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- Reference:
- 1. Large Leafeating Ladybird
Epilachna guttatopustulata - by Nick Monaghan, lifeunseen.com.
- 2. Australian Ladybird Beetles
(Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) Their biology and
classification - A.Ślipiński, Australian Biological Resources,
2007, p182.
- 3. REVIEW OF THE AUSTRALIAN EPILACHNINAE (COLEOPTERA: COCCINELLIDAE)
- C.S. LI, J.Aust.ent.Soc., 1993. Department of Primary Industry and
Fisheries.
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