Paropsisterna sp. (genus)

A leaf beetle at Forde, ACT

Paropsisterna sp. (genus) at Forde, ACT - 22 Feb 2019
Paropsisterna sp. (genus) at Forde, ACT - 22 Feb 2019
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Identification history

Paropsisterna sp. (genus) 20 Jul 2023 KimberiRP
Pergidae sp. (family) 23 Aug 2021 donhe
Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE moth 22 Aug 2021 SuziBond
Unidentified 23 Feb 2019 AlisonMilton

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Looks like it has two parasites in the first photo.

2 comments

michaelb wrote:
   11 Sep 2019
Butterfly larva?
KimberiRP wrote:
   20 Jul 2023
As Alison has noted, there are two eggs on it, almost certainly of a parasitoid insect such as a fly of family Tachinidae.

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  • 1 Abundance
  • 22 Feb 2019 11:34 AM Recorded on
  • AlisonMilton Recorded by

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