Acacia Leaf Beetle
By: Michael Fox
I met a future naturalist at the Small Bird Habitat this morning. He was walking the mountain on his father’s shoulders but when I found an Acacia Leaf Beetle Dicranosterna picea on a Sickle Leaved Wattle Acacia falcata this future naturalist had to get down to get a close look. Of course a true naturalist loves to let beetles walk up their arm.
Brown Belid Weevil
This was an inspiring meeting as this future scientist not only let the beetle walk on him, he then proceeded to find another two bugs for me on other plants.
One I have not identified yet but this other is a Brown Belid Weevil Rhinotia brunnea.
Brown Belid Weevil – side view
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And both new species to add to our Flora and Fauna database!
Not a bad start for this future naturalist who has not even started school.
Mount Gravatt Environment Group 