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''Rhaebosterna'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the family
Chrysomelidae The insects of the beetle family Chrysomelidae are commonly known as leaf beetles, and include over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera, making up one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle ...
found in Australia. These beetles are striped and small. The genus contains three species and was first described by Julius Weise in 1917. One species seen in Victoria is ''Rhaebosterna interruptofasciata'' was matched to a specimen in the Victorian museum. This was found on several occasions on tea tree.


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{{Taxonbar, from=Q22285388 Beetles of Australia Chrysomelinae Chrysomelidae genera Taxa named by Julius Weise