Paropsis atomaria

Eucalyptus leaf beetle at Paddys River, ACT

Paropsis atomaria at Paddys River, ACT - 2 Mar 2016
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Identification history

Paropsis atomaria 27 Nov 2018 KimPullen
Paropsis atomaria 17 Nov 2018 MichaelBedingfield
Paropsisterna cloelia 13 Aug 2017 MichaelBedingfield
Unidentified 12 Aug 2017 MichaelBedingfield

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On the western side of the Murrumbidgee River, north of Tharwa.

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KimPullen wrote:
   28 Nov 2018
I'll go with P. atomaria, Michael, as it resemb;es one identified as that species on Bowerbird by Martin Lagerwey. Usually this species has a few darkish blotches on the elytra.
   28 Nov 2018
Thanks Kim
It looked to me that the normally dark blotches were present but somewhat faded.
RogerF wrote:
   28 Nov 2018
P atomaria is twice the size of P. variicollis

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  • Eucalyptus blakelyi Associated plant
  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

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