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Genus Adelium

Adelium abbreviatum

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Adelium brevicorne

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Adelium tenebroides
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Adelium licinoides

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Pending ID – Adelium
#1 Adelium 
sp., maybe tenebroides

Late November 2011
Hobart
These were found under garden plants.  They would dig into the soil as soon as they were disturbed.
Identification thanks to Lynne Forster.
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Lat November 2021
Alonnah, Bruny Island.
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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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