Paropsis sp. (genus)

A leaf beetle at Paddys River, ACT

Paropsis sp. (genus) at Paddys River, ACT - 12 Mar 2021
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Paropsis sp. (genus) 16 Mar 2021 KimPullen
Unidentified 16 Mar 2021 kasiaaus

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KimPullen wrote:
   16 Mar 2021
Based on images online this is either Paropsis bella or P. intermedia. See:
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:3aa7ef12-8fe6-45bc-bbbe-7b708f302420
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:df3ac70d-5f11-416c-bd78-6edf910e4a12
https://sites.google.com/site/paropsispages/paropsis-bella
https://sites.google.com/site/paropsispages/paropsis-intermedia
kasiaaus wrote:
   16 Mar 2021
Thanks Kim. It looks mpore like P. intermedia to me. The P. bella species has a lot more yellow, I think.

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