Paropsisterna laesa species complex

Laesa leaf beetle at Hawker, ACT

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Identification history

Paropsisterna laesa species complex	17 Oct 2023	AlisonMilton
Paropsini sp. (tribe)	12 Jun 2021	MichaelMulvaney
Paropsisterna decolorata	21 Feb 2021	KimPullen
Paropsisterna sp. ("Ch11" of DeLittle 1979)	9 Jan 2021	AlisonMilton

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This poor thing has lost one wing.

3 comments

KimPullen wrote:

21 Feb 2021

I'm suggesting P. decolorata based on one of the images at Martin Lagerwey's site at: https://sites.google.com/site/paropsisternapages/paropsisterna-x6 , although it's not a perfect match.

KimPullen wrote:

11 Jun 2021

This also resembles some Paropsis, e.g. P. charybdis (e.g. CNM #4190846) and Martin Lagerwey's 'sp. 20' (CNM #4368418).

martinl wrote:

16 Oct 2023

Consider P. laesa. This is a complex and will include undescribed species.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.033865 -35.256143
Altitude 568.1m
Maps The Pinnacle
Places Hawker, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
6 Jan 2021 10:37 AM Recorded on
AlisonMilton Recorded by
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AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Paropsisterna laesa species complex Scientific name
Laesa leaf beetle Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 819.6m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania