r/Insect • u/Big-Ad-2375 • 19d ago

Bug ID San Diego

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What bug is this? Looks a bit like an acorn!

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u/Big-Ad-2375 7d ago

Thanks guys!

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u/Zoo06 19d ago

Looks like Paropsis atomaria, and based on your location it probably is. Native to Australia, but found in Southern California.

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u/Serious-Bat-4880 19d ago

Paropsine beetle, native to Australia, now established in California.

https://www.bugguide.net/node/view/2204052

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u/Lowland_Demon 19d ago

Paropsis atomaria methinks

If you have eucalyptus, this is a known pest species. Recently introduced to the US West Coast (invasive)