Paropsis pictipennis

Tea-tree button beetle at O'Connor, ACT

Paropsis pictipennis at O'Connor, ACT - 29 Dec 2016
Request use of media

Identification history

Paropsis pictipennis 3 Jan 2017 KimPullen
Paropsis pictipennis 2 Jan 2017 ibaird
Paropsis sp. (genus) 2 Jan 2017 ibaird

Identify this sighting


Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.

User's notes

Feeding on Burgan (Kunzea ericoides). Species identification suggested is after Farrow (2016), see p. 144.

Be the first to comment


Please Login or Register to comment.

Nearby sightings

Page 1 of 1 - image sightings only

Dittrichia graveolens (Stinkwort) at Bruce Ridge - 23 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Camponotus consobrinus (Banded sugar ant) at Bruce Ridge - 21 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Arasia mollicoma (Flat-white Jumping Spider) at Bruce Ridge - 21 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Rosa sp. (A Wild Rose) at Bruce Ridge - 21 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Lymantriinae (subfamily) (Unidentified tussock moths) at Bruce Ridge - 21 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Phellinus sp. (non-resupinate) (A polypore) at Bruce Ridge - 21 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Apolinus lividigaster (Yellow Shouldered Ladybird) at Bruce Ridge - 21 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Ledromorpha planirostris (A leafhopper) at Bruce Ridge - 20 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Oxyopes sp. (genus) (Lynx spider) at Bruce Ridge - 20 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Epithymema incomposita (Chezela group) at Bruce Ridge - 20 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Epithymema incomposita (Chezela group) at Bruce Ridge - 20 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Oxyopes sp. (genus) (Lynx spider) at Bruce Ridge - 20 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Corcorax melanorhamphos (White-winged Chough) at Bruce Ridge - 20 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Cryptachaea veruculata (Diamondback comb-footed spider) at Bruce Ridge - 18 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Camponotus consobrinus (Banded sugar ant) at O'Connor, ACT - 18 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Lithosiini (tribe) (Footman) at Bruce Ridge - 18 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Palaeosia bicosta (Two-ribbed Footman) at Bruce Ridge - 18 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Thudaca obliquella (A Gelechioid moth (Hypertrophidae)) at Bruce Ridge - 18 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Coryphistes ruricola (Bark-mimicking Grasshopper) at Bruce Ridge - 18 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Phaulacridium vittatum (Wingless Grasshopper) at Bruce Ridge - 18 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Heteroteucha translatella (Heteroteucha translatella) at Bruce Ridge - 18 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Flavoparmelia sp. (Flavoparmelia Lichen) at Bruce Ridge - 18 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Eurymeloides pulchra (Gumtree hopper) at Bruce Ridge - 18 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Heteroconis ornata (a dusty lacewing) at Bruce Ridge - 18 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Stenosmylus tenuis (Osmylid lacewing) at Bruce Ridge - 18 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Setaria parviflora (Slender Pigeon Grass) at Bruce Ridge - 18 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Tipanaea patulella (A Crambid moth) at Bruce Ridge - 18 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Culladia cuneiferellus (Crambinae moth) at Bruce Ridge - 18 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Bruce Ridge - 18 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Acacia baileyana (Cootamundra Wattle, Golden Mimosa) at Bruce Ridge - 18 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Stenosmylus tenuis (Osmylid lacewing) at Bruce Ridge - 18 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Acacia buxifolia subsp. buxifolia (Box-leaf Wattle) at Bruce Ridge - 18 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Celaenia sp. (genus) (False bird-poo spider) at O'Connor, ACT - 3 Mar 2023 by trevorpreston
Lichen - foliose at O'Connor, ACT - 7 Jul 2022 by trevorpreston
Mituliodon tarantulinus (Prowling Spider) at O'Connor, ACT - 18 May 2022 by trevorpreston
Dermocybe austroveneta (Green Skinhead) at O'Connor, ACT - 18 May 2022 by trevorpreston
Pogona barbata (Eastern Bearded Dragon) at O'Connor, ACT - 2 Nov 2020 by MattFox
Dianella revoluta var. revoluta (Black-Anther Flax Lily) at O'Connor, ACT - 18 Oct 2020 by JanetRussell
Rutilia (Rutilia) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Bristle fly) at O'Connor, ACT - 31 Dec 2016 by ibaird
Mordella dumbrelli (Dumbrell's Pintail Beetle) at O'Connor, ACT - 31 Dec 2016 by ibaird
Rhinotia suturalis (Belid weevil) at O'Connor, ACT - 31 Dec 2016 by ibaird
Oedaleus australis (Australian Oedaleus) at O'Connor, ACT - 31 Dec 2016 by ibaird
Pseudabispa bicolor (A potter wasp) at O'Connor, ACT - 31 Dec 2016 by ibaird
Rhagigaster ephippiger (Smooth flower wasp) at O'Connor, ACT - 31 Dec 2016 by ibaird
Castiarina sexplagiata (Jewel beetle) at O'Connor, ACT - 31 Dec 2016 by ibaird
Rutilia sp. (genus) (A Rutilia bristle fly, subgenus unknown) at O'Connor, ACT - 31 Dec 2016 by ibaird
Jalmenus ictinus (Stencilled Hairstreak) at O'Connor, ACT - 29 Dec 2016 by ibaird
Megachile ferox (Resin bee) at O'Connor, ACT - 29 Dec 2016 by ibaird
Sphex sp. (genus) (Unidentified Sphex digger wasp) at O'Connor, ACT - 29 Dec 2016 by ibaird
Lissopimpla excelsa (Orchid dupe wasp, Dusky-winged Ichneumonid) at O'Connor, ACT - 29 Dec 2016 by ibaird
Neoscleropogon sp. (genus) (Robber fly) at O'Connor, ACT - 29 Dec 2016 by ibaird
Yoyetta celis (Silver Princess Cicada) at O'Connor, ACT - 29 Dec 2016 by ibaird
Scaptia patula (March fly) at O'Connor, ACT - 29 Dec 2016 by ibaird
Spilostethus pacificus (Milkweed bug) at O'Connor, ACT - 29 Dec 2016 by ibaird
Cerdistus sp. (genus) (Yellow Slender Robber Fly) at O'Connor, ACT - 29 Dec 2016 by ibaird
Amata (genus) (Handmaiden Moth) at O'Connor, ACT - 29 Dec 2016 by ibaird
Pyracantha angustifolia (Firethorn, Orange Firethorn) at O'Connor, ACT - 6 Jun 2016 by PeteWoodall
Rosa rubiginosa (Sweet Briar, Eglantine) at O'Connor, ACT - 6 Jun 2016 by PeteWoodall
Acacia buxifolia subsp. buxifolia (Box-leaf Wattle) at O'Connor, ACT - 6 Jun 2016 by PeteWoodall
Heterodea sp. (A lichen) at O'Connor, ACT - 6 Jun 2016 by PeteWoodall
Simosyrphus grandicornis (Common hover fly) at O'Connor, ACT - 9 Oct 2015 by PeteWoodall
Indigofera australis subsp. australis (Australian Indigo) at O'Connor, ACT - 9 Oct 2015 by PeteWoodall
Cassinia quinquefaria (Rosemary Cassinia) at O'Connor, ACT - 9 Oct 2015 by PeteWoodall
Calomela vittata (Acacia leaf beetle) at O'Connor, ACT - 9 Oct 2015 by PeteWoodall
Acacia floribunda (White Sally Wattle, Gossamer Wattle) at O'Connor, ACT - 28 Jun 2015 by ibaird
Cheilanthes sieberi subsp. sieberi (Narrow Rock Fern) at O'Connor, ACT - 28 Jun 2015 by ibaird
Acacia dealbata (Silver Wattle) at O'Connor, ACT - 28 Jun 2015 by ibaird

Location information

Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 29 Dec 2016 01:50 PM Recorded on
  • ibaird Recorded by

Additional information

  • Kunzea ericoides Associated plant
  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Record quality

  • Images or audio
  • More than one media file
  • Confirmed by an expert moderator
  • Nearby sighting(s) of same species
  • GPS evidence of location
  • Description
  • Additional attributes
2,148,794 sightings of 19,882 species in 6,407 locations from 11,276 contributors
CCA 3.0 | privacy
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of this land and acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present.