Paropsis aspera
Eucalyptus Tortoise Beetle at Belconnen, ACT
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| Paropsis aspera | MichaelMulvaney | 8 Aug 2020 | |
| Paropsis aspera | AlisonMilton | 8 Aug 2020 | |
| Unverified | AlisonMilton | 4 Jul 2020 |
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User's notes
A Eucalyptus leaf beetle but I couldn't match it.
2 comments
8 Aug 2020
I think I can Alison, although it's not yet included in CNM taxonomy. Try Paropsis aspera https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:2236eedf-70d5-4daf-a082-522031dee3e0 :)
Location information
- Coordinates 149.075432-35.236167
- Altitude 601.1m
- Maps Lake Ginninderra
- Places Belconnen, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 3 Jul 2020 10:45 AM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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- Insects Beetles (Coleoptera) Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Paropsis aspera
Species information
- Paropsis aspera Scientific name
- Eucalyptus Tortoise Beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 772m Recorded at altitude
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