Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Chrysomelidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Coleoptera | |
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Similar Trachymela, Paropsis, Cassidinae | ||
Dicranosterna semipunctata is a species of leaf beetle common in NSW and Victoria, (SE Australia). It is a honey brown color, strongly convex and feeds on phyllodes Acacia such as blackwood Acacia melanoxylon. In New Zealand it has become a potential problem for the trees and biological controls have been investigated.
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