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Beetles
swarming leaf beetles
Rhyparida spp. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae)
Status
Native to Australia
Rhyparida alycone

Caption: Australia: NW Western Australia, Forrest R.
Source: Simon Hinkley & Ken Walker Museum Victoria

Swarming leaf beetles (Rhyparida spp.) are small (3 to 5 mm), shiny, brown or black insects which emerge and swarm after the first heavy rains of the season.

Species shown here include:

Rhyparida alcyone Lea, 1915
Rhyparida amplicollis Blackburn, 1889
Rhyparida apicalis Jacoby, 1884
Rhyparida australis (Boheman, 1858)
Rhyparida basipennis Lea, 1915
Rhyparida brevilineata Jacoby, 1898
Rhyparida caeruleipennis Lea, 1915
Rhyparida clypeata Jacoby, 1884
Rhyparida commutabilis Lea, 1915
Rhyparida copei Lea, 1915
Rhyparida didyma (Fabricius, 1775)
Rhyparida dimidiata Baly, 1861
Rhyparida discopunctulata Blackburn, 1889
Rhyparida humeralis Lea, 1915
Rhyparida limbatipennis Jacoby, 1895
Rhyparida nitida Clark, 1864


 

Specimen contact point: Museum Victoria

Citation: Walker, K. (2007) swarming leaf beetles (Rhyparida ) Pest and Diseases Image Library. Updated on 2/22/2007 5:20:25 PM. Available online: http://www.padil.gov.au

Created Date: 2/22/2007 5:13:54 PM

Last Updated: 2/22/2007 5:20:25 PM

Other Images

Rhyparida alycone

Rhyparida amplicollis

Rhyparida apicalis

Rhyparida australis

Rhyparida basipennis

Rhyparida brevilineata

Rhyparida caeruleipennis

Rhyparida clypeata

Rhyparida commutabilis

Rhyparida copei

Rhyparida didyma

Rhyparida didyma

Rhyparida dimidiata

Rhyparida disccopunctulata

Rhyparida limbatipennis

Rhyparida nitida

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