Trachymela sloanei (Blackburn, 1896) is a animal in the Chrysomelidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Trachymela sloanei (Blackburn, 1896)

Trachymela sloanei (Blackburn, 1896)

Trachymela sloanei is an Australian leaf beetle that has become an invasive pest in multiple regions worldwide.

Family
Genus
Trachymela
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Trachymela sloanei (Blackburn, 1896)

Trachymela sloanei, commonly called the Australian tortoise beetle or the small eucalyptus tortoise beetle, is a species of leaf beetle that belongs to the family Chrysomelidae. This species is native to Australia, where it lives on Eucalyptus trees. It is classified as an invasive pest in California, and has recently become established in Shenzhen (China), Chile, Spain, Portugal, and Greece.

Photo: (c) Gunter Maywald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Gunter Maywald · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Chrysomelidae Trachymela

More from Chrysomelidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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