Green Scarab Beetle - Diphucephala sp.
This page contains information and pictures about Green Scarab Beetles that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
- Body length 8mm
- This Small Green Beetle is metallic green in colour. They are common in our area in early summer. Sometimes we can find one or two of them in our backyard.
- In early summer, we found the leaves of a tree was completely eaten by those small green beetles. On the tree there are a great number of them feeding. Notice the zigzag cuts to the leaves as they feed. This is the typical marks of beetles feeding.
- When disturbed, the beetle employs the drop and fly method to escape.
- Their larvae are C-shaped and live in soil, feed on roots and other organic matter. They pupate in soil as well.
- In early summer, we usually find half the leaves of a tree was completely eaten by those small green beetles.
