Paropsisterna decolorata
A Eucalyptus leaf beetle at Molonglo Valley, ACT
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| Paropsisterna decolorata | AlisonMilton | 25 Aug 2024 | |
| Paropsisterna m-fuscum | KimPullen | 11 Jan 2020 | |
| Paropsisterna m-fuscum | AaronClausen | 11 Jan 2020 | |
| Unverified | AaronClausen | 11 Jan 2020 |
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1 comment
24 Aug 2024
This has a clean pronotum (without black "M" mark). Therefore it is not P. m-fuscum. It is in the P. decolorata species complex. I have dissected several of these. Some are P. decolorata but others are clearly a different species in the decolorata complex. I cannot tell the difference visually.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.021932-35.304263
- Places Molonglo Valley, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 11 Jan 2020 08:32 AM Recorded on
- AaronClausen Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- AaronClausen NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Paropsisterna decolorata Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Paropsisterna decolorata Scientific name
- A Eucalyptus leaf beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1505.1m Recorded at altitude
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