Beetle ID please?

[bloodhound31]

Took this up in Queensland near Brisbane last weekend.

http://www.barryarmsteadphotography....toid=150974763

Any ideas what beetle this is?

Baz.

[jenchris (Jennifer)]

Reminds me of the cane beetle that the cane toad was supposed to get rid of

[bloodhound31]

Originally Posted by jenchris

Reminds me of the cane beetle that the cane toad was supposed to get rid of

Thanks mate. I just did a search on cane-beetle and nothing matches. They all look too big as well. These fellas were about the size of a lady-beetle.

[hotspur (Chris)]

Egleis edwardsi

Family- Coccinellidae.

Sort of a 'Lady beetle' family

[bloodhound31]

Originally Posted by hotspur

Egleis edwardsi

Family- Coccinellidae.

Sort of a 'Lady beetle' family

Thanks Chris. Your first one there, "Egleis edwardsi" gives me butterfly references....

The second one is more like it. It was about the same size as a ladybird and similar shape. Just trying to nail down the specifics.

Cheers!

Baz.

[bloodhound31]

All good folks. It has been positively identified by very helpful friend on the net as an introduced, leaf eating beetle, zygogramma bicolorata.

Problem solved!

Cheers.

Baz.