Host Dillwynia hispida for Buprestidae of South Australia
( Jewel beetles )
by Peter J. Lang
Host plant Dillwynia hispida  (Red Parrot-pea)
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Dillwynia hispida p Denzel Murfet Waitpinga Cliffs Dillwynia hispida f Denzel Murfet Mt Boothby CP Dillwynia hispida, PJL 2827, Monarto CP, MU, 2 Sep 2012, by P.J. Lang, flower, Img_2441 Ethonion leai, adult host plant, Dillwynia hispida, (E. leai beetle on uppermost flower), SL, photo by D.J. Duval - SA Seed Conservation Centre
Larval host: Buprestidae species recorded breeding in Dillwynia hispida, displayed in reverse count order
Ethonion leai, PL0780A, male, from Dillwynia hispida, MU
Ethonion leai (224)
Ethonion leai, PL0780A, male, on Dillwynia hispida, MU
shown on Dillwynia hispida
Ethonion leai, PL3938A, male, non-emerged adult, in Dillwynia hispida (PJL 3199) stem gall, SE
Ethonion leai, PL3672, larva, from Dillwynia hispida (PJL 3095), dorsal & ventral view, (5.7 mm long), SE
Ethonion leai, PL3904, larva, in Dillwynia hispida (PJL 3176), same gall dissected, SE
Ethonion leai, larval host plant, Dillwynia hispida (PJL 2578), hatched stem gall, SL
shown host Dillwynia hispida (PJL 2578), hatched stem gall
Ethonion corpulentum, PL1976B, male, from Dillwynia hispida flowers, SE
Ethonion corpulentum (7)
Ethonion corpulentum, PL2538N, on Dillwynia glaberrima (for photo), SE
shown on Dillwynia glaberrima (for photo)
Ethonion corpulentum, PL2538B, female, non-emerged adult, on larval host Dillwynia glaberrima (PJL 2836) for photo, SE
shown on larval host Dillwynia glaberrima (PJL 2836) for photo
Ethonion corpulentum, PL2539I, larva, in Dillwynia glaberrima root gall (dissected), SE
Ethonion corpulentum, PL1972B, larva, from Dillwynia glaberrima root gall (PJL 2786), SE
Melobasis propinqua verna, PL3264, male, from Pultenaea tenuifolia, SE
Melobasis propinqua verna (3)
Melobasis propinqua verna, PL0167, male, on Dillwynia hispida, EP
shown on Dillwynia hispida
Melobasis propinqua verna, PL3856, non-emerged adult, in Pultenaea involucrata (PJL 3142) stem base, SL
Melobasis propinqua verna, PL3835x, pupa, from Pultenaea densifolia (PJL 3129), same pupa 4 days later on RHS, SE
Melobasis propinqua verna, PL3826A, prepupa, from Pultenaea tenuifolia (PJL 3122), dorsal & ventral, MU
Melobasis propinqua verna, PL3825A, larva, from Pultenaea tenuifolia (PJL 3121) root crown, MU
Melobasis propinqua verna, PL3825A, larva, MU
Adult host: Buprestidae species recorded as adults on Dillwynia hispida, displayed in reverse count order
Ethonion leai, PL0780A, male, from Dillwynia hispida, MU
Ethonion leai (66)
Ethonion leai, PL0780A, male, on Dillwynia hispida, MU
shown on Dillwynia hispida
Melobasis propinqua verna, PL3264, male, from Pultenaea tenuifolia, SE
Melobasis propinqua verna (40)
Melobasis propinqua verna, PL0167, male, on Dillwynia hispida, EP
shown on Dillwynia hispida
Ethonion cf. reichei, PL0427A, male, SL
Ethonion cf. reichei (13)
Ethonion cf. reichei, PL0233, on Dillwynia hispida, SL
shown on Dillwynia hispida
Ethonion corpulentum, PL1976B, male, from Dillwynia hispida flowers, SE
Ethonion corpulentum (3)
Ethonion corpulentum, PL2538N, on Dillwynia glaberrima (for photo), SE
shown on Dillwynia glaberrima (for photo)
Diphucrania acuducta, DAY23, KI
Diphucrania acuducta (1)
Diphucrania acuducta, SID6478, on Pultenaea kraehenbuehlii, NL, photo by Denzel Murfet
shown on Pultenaea kraehenbuehlii
Diphucrania minutissima, PL0464, male, from Calytrix tetragona, SL
Diphucrania minutissima (1)
Diphucrania minutissima, PL0176A, on Calytrix tetragona, SL
shown on Calytrix tetragona
Diphucrania roseocuprea, PL2823, PL2062, female and male, from Dillwynia sericea, SL
Diphucrania roseocuprea (1)
Diphucrania roseocuprea, PL2064, female, on Dillwynia sericea, SL
shown on Dillwynia sericea