Paropsis atomaria

Eucalyptus leaf beetle at Dunlop, ACT

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Identification history

Paropsis atomaria	13 Feb 2019	KimPullen
Paropsis atomaria	11 Feb 2019	AlisonMilton
Paropsini sp. (tribe)	14 Jan 2019	KimPullen
Unverified	13 Jan 2019	AlisonMilton

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User's notes

I took some caterpillars home and they emerged as photos 2 & 3 (four beetles). I released them back where I collected them (photo 4). Also found four more beetles with stronger colouring. At first I didn't see any other beetles on the tree and only noticed them after I had released my beetles. They were then quite active and one studiously made its way over and inspected two of the released beetles, climbing onto them then moving on. A male looking for females? Amazing that it could sense new arrivals from a distances of about two feet.

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KimPullen wrote:

14 Feb 2019

Good to get that association of the larvae with the adults, Alison.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.034783 -35.258805
Altitude 748.2m
Maps The Pinnacle
Places Dunlop, ACT

Sighting information

50 Abundance
10 Feb 2019 10:19 AM Recorded on
AlisonMilton Recorded by
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AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects

Species information

Paropsis atomaria Scientific name
Eucalyptus leaf beetle Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1600.81m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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