Photo 2593851, (c) Pete McGregor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Pete McGregor

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What

Thistle Tortoise Beetle (Cassida rubiginosa)

Observer

petemcgregor

Date

November 1, 2015

Description

Introduced to New Zealand for thistle control. Prefers Californian thistles (see Landcare Research information about green thistle beetle (pdf). This was on a grass leaf near the start of the No. 1 Line track.

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