Bronze beetle damage
Eucolaspis brunnea (Fabricius)
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Size range
- Small beetle, 5 mm long
Distribution
- Native, widespread, especially common in northern North Island
Life History
- Larvae live underground, feeding on grass and clover roots
- Adults feed at night, leaving holes in leaves
- Damages developing fruit
- A pest on fruit trees and garden plants
