Paropsisterna
A leaf beetle at Forde, ACT
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| Paropsisterna | KimberiRP | 20 Jul 2023 | |
| Pergidae sp. (family) | donhe | 23 Aug 2021 | |
| Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE | SuziBond | 22 Aug 2021 | |
| Unverified | AlisonMilton | 23 Feb 2019 |
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User's notes
Looks like it has two parasites in the first photo.
2 comments
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.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.154858-35.166932
- Altitude 662.8m
- Maps Mulligans Flat
- Places Forde, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 22 Feb 2019 11:34 AM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Paropsisterna sp. (genus) Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Paropsisterna Scientific name
- A leaf beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1782.97m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
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- Verified by an expert moderator
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