How the years fly past
Its been 2 years since the fish pond episode and so many things have changed……
Anyway im thinking of starting up again with bits and pieces…mainly as a nature study blog for the kids. Here are some pics of a bug Reub found today.. if i can work out how to upload pics again?????
Reuben sent an email of to the bugman at WTB (whats that bug) and guess what?? This morning we got a reply…never thought id get so excited about a bug email. So here it is:
Hello, my name Reuben and i am 8. I found this insect on a wattle tree. We live in Queensland Australia. Can you tell us about it??? Me and my brothers love your website.
Hi Reuben,
Thanks for your kind words. This is the larva of a Leaf Beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. Though your example is definitely not the Silver Wattle Leaf Beetle pictured on the Brisbane Insect website, it does have some similarities. We eventually located the Acacia Leaf Beetle, Dicranosterna picea, also on the Brisbane Insect Website, and the larva appears to be a good match.
So at this moment the boys are back outside searching for the adult leaf beetle. A moment ago they ran in with two mating butterflies…….
