Dicranolaius sp. (Flower beetle)
Family: Melyridae (flower beetles)
The abdomen is widest at the posterior end. They are often brightly coloured and small.
Genus: Dicranolaius
The best known of the genus is Dicranolaius bellulus, also called the 'red and blue beetle'. It differs in having an orange tip to the ends of the elytra (the hardened front pair of wings).
Dicranolaius sp. is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands | Southern Highlands | South Coast
Species information
- Dicranolaius sp. Scientific name
- Flower beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 752m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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Location information
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Maps
Goulburn Mulwaree Council Lake Burley Griffin Central/East Mcleods Creek Res (Gundaroo) Mount Ainslie Mount Majura Mundoonen Nature Reserve Penrose Wingecarribee Local Government Area -
Places
Campbell, ACT Casey, ACT Goulburn, NSW Gundaroo, NSW Hackett, ACT Jerrawa, NSW Parkes, ACT Penrose, NSW Surf Beach, NSW
