Paropsisterna decolorata

A Eucalyptus leaf beetle at Molonglo Valley, ACT

Paropsisterna decolorata at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 11 Jan 2020
Paropsisterna decolorata at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 11 Jan 2020
Paropsisterna decolorata at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 11 Jan 2020
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Paropsisterna decolorata 25 Aug 2024 AlisonMilton
Paropsisterna m-fuscum 11 Jan 2020 KimPullen
Paropsisterna m-fuscum 11 Jan 2020 AaronClausen
Unidentified 11 Jan 2020 AaronClausen

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martinl wrote:
   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.

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