Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange County, CA. 2-4-06. © Ron Hemberger

Australian Tortoise Beetle

Trachymela sloanei

Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae

Pest of eucalyptus trees

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Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange County, CA. 2-10-07. © Ron Hemberger
Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange County, CA. 2-10-07. © Ron Hemberger

Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange County, CA. 2-10-07. © Ron Hemberger
Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange County, CA. 2-10-07. © Ron Hemberger

Laguna Niguel Regional Park, Laguna Niguel, Orange County, CA. 10-4-08. © Ron Hemberger
Laguna Niguel Regional Park, Laguna Niguel, Orange County, CA. 10-4-08. © Ron Hemberger

Laguna Niguel Regional Park, Laguna Niguel, Orange County, CA. 10-4-08. © Ron Hemberger
Laguna Niguel Regional Park, Laguna Niguel, Orange County, CA. 10-4-08. © Ron Hemberger

Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange County, CA. 2-11-07. © Ron Hemberger
Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange County, CA. 2-11-07. © Ron Hemberger

Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange County, CA. 2-11-07. © Ron Hemberger
Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange County, CA. 2-11-07. © Ron Hemberger

Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange County, CA. 2-11-07. © Ron Hemberger
Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange County, CA. 2-11-07. © Ron Hemberger

Underside. Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange County, CA. 2-16-07. © Ron Hemberger
Covered with mites (probably genus Histiostoma, family Histiostomatidae). Size: ~8mm bl. Shipley Nature Center, Huntington Beach Central Park, Huntington Beach, Orange County, CA. 12/19/08. © Peter J. Bryant

Covered with mites (probably genus Histiostoma, family Histiostomatidae). Size: ~8mm bl. Shipley Nature Center, Huntington Beach Central Park, Huntington Beach, Orange County, CA. 12/19/08. © Peter J. Bryant
Covered with mites (probably genus Histiostoma, family Histiostomatidae). Size: ~8mm bl. Shipley Nature Center, Huntington Beach Central Park, Huntington Beach, Orange County, CA. 12/19/08. © Peter J. Bryant