Paropsisterna sp. (genus)

A leaf beetle at Paddys River, ACT

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martinl wrote:

   19 Jan 2019

I think this is a melanic variety of P. variicollis

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

   19 Jan 2019

Thanks Martin and welcome to Canberra Nature Map.
I will leave it for someone more expert than me to confirm your suggestion.

RogerF wrote:

   19 Jan 2019

I am not convinced that its the melanic form of variicollis. There are a number of all black species of Paropsisterna in our area. Were there any normal colour forms of variicollis in the vicinity?

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

   19 Jan 2019

I have several sightings of P. variicollis nearby, the nearest one is:
Paropsisterna variicollis (Eucalyptus variegated beetle) on 21 Jan 2015
But if we have local black species we can stick with Paropsisterna sp.

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.066462-35.501557
• Altitude 580.0m
• Maps Point Hut to Tharwa
• Places Paddys River, ACT

Sighting information

• At least 1 Abundance
• 15 Feb 2015 07:59 PM Recorded on
• MichaelBedingfield Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

• 5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

• Paropsisterna sp. (genus) Scientific name
• A leaf beetle Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 1782.97m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
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