Paropsisterna lignea

1 Lignea leaf beetle at Cotter River, ACT

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Identification history

Paropsisterna lignea	15 Apr 2018	KimPullen
Paropsisterna lignea	13 Apr 2018	michaelb
Paropsisterna intacta	7 Apr 2018	michaelb

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4 comments

KimPullen wrote:

13 Apr 2018

Online information is confusing about Paropsisterna intacta and P. lignea. This one seems to match that at http://www.bowerbird.org.au/observations/104730, said to be a variety of P. lignea. But it is different to that called lignea at http://www.bowerbird.org.au/observations/49253. Perhaps lignea can have 10 thick stripes or 18 thin ones.

michaelb wrote:

13 Apr 2018

Thanks Kim
The Atlas shows a variety of forms for P. lignea, see:
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:d016d8be-76e4-4a13-acf3-d3c5bd130902#gallery

RogerF wrote:

13 Apr 2018

I suggest checking with Chris Reid. He identified the species with the 10 thick lines as lignea and 18 thin ones as intatca see pictures in my book.

KimPullen wrote:

16 Apr 2018

Thanks Michael and Roger. I'll confirm it as lignea for now; we can change it if Chris disagrees.

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