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MarkH wrote:
20 Nov 2024
Not a jewel beetle. Looks like a type of Mordellid
Mordella sp. (genus)
RogerF wrote:
14 Mar 2024
Thanks for that. I received an apology from Fed about her original misidentification.
Palaestra bipartita
MichaelBedingfield wrote:
31 Jan 2023
I contacted Federica Turco. Re-ID'd by her as Palaestra bipartita.
Palaestra bipartita
RogerF wrote:
16 Jan 2023
I suggest you contact for confirmation Federico. federica.turco@csiro.au.

It is equally likely that ALA is out of date
Palaestra bipartita
MichaelBedingfield wrote:
16 Jan 2023
I feel uneasy about confirming this as Australozonitis bizonata since the ALA images are also different:- https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/6ba38679-4085-42ce-9465-b1ffbceaa138
Palaestra bipartita

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