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Genus Rhyzobius

Rhyzobius alphabeticus
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Pending ID – Rhyzobius

Rhyzobius species 1
IMG 5078  IMG 4431  20170221 IMG 2278

Rhyzobius species 2
20160218 IMG 7071  20160227 IMG 7280  20170516 IMG 3547

Rhyzobius species 3
20161017 IMG 0321  20161017 IMG 0320  IMG 4221

#1. Late October 2020
Knocklofty Reserve, Hobart/nipaluna

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#2. Mid January 2021
Hellyer Beach

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#3. Rhyzobius ventralis larvae feeding on Eriococcus?
Tasmanian Bushland Garden
Buckland
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#4.  Rhyzobius meeting a wasp.
Mid June 2021
Knocklofty Reserve, Hobart/nipaluna

IMG 9819  IMG 9818

#5 Maybe a Rhyzobius
Mid September 2021
Knocklofty Reserve, Hobart/nipaluna
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The Field Guide to the Insects of Tasmania team acknowledges the palawa people; the traditional owners of lutruwita/ Tasmania. We respect their knowledge, connection and care of the land that we share and its ecosystems, and we pay our respects to their Elders past and present.  

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