Arsipoda picturata

A flea beetle at Gordon Craig Park

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Identification history

Arsipoda picturata	19 Jun 2025	MichaelMulvaney
Arsipoda picturata	19 Jun 2025	MichaelMulvaney
Arsipoda sp. (genus)	3 Dec 2023	KylieWaldon
Unverified	2 Dec 2023	KylieWaldon

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User's notes

This is the tiniest beetle I've ever seen. Maybe 2mm round. It was kind of an irredescent orange with a dark head area. Its feet look like other leaf beetles so I suspect that's what it is, but have not seen it before. In the dull light it stood out.

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KimberiRP wrote:

19 Jun 2025

Arsipoda picturata (Chrysomelidae-Galerucinae-Alticini)

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Sighting information

1 Abundance
1 Dec 2023 08:36 AM Recorded on
KylieWaldon Recorded by
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KylieWaldon NatureMapr Albury, Wodonga Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects

Additional information

gum tree Associated plant
Less than 5mm Animal size
Unknown Gender
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Arsipoda picturata Scientific name
A flea beetle Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Machine learning

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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania