Paropsisterna sp. (genus)

A leaf beetle at Forde, ACT

Paropsisterna sp. (genus) at Forde, ACT - 22 Feb 2019 11:34 AM

Paropsisterna sp. (genus) at Forde, ACT - 22 Feb 2019 11:34 AM

Paropsisterna sp. (genus) at Forde, ACT - 22 Feb 2019 11:34 AM

Paropsisterna sp. (genus) at Forde, ACT - 22 Feb 2019 11:34 AM

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Identification history

	Paropsisterna sp. (genus)	20 Jul 2023	KimberiRP
	Pergidae sp. (family)	23 Aug 2021	donhe
	Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE	22 Aug 2021	SuziBond
	Unverified	23 Feb 2019	AlisonMilton

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User's notes

Looks like it has two parasites in the first photo.

2 comments

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

11 Sep 2019

Butterfly larva?

KimberiRP wrote:

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.

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

Additional information

12mm to 25mm 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
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