Paropsisterna agricola

4 Eucalyptus leaf beetle at Paddys River, ACT

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Identification history

	Paropsisterna agricola	29 Dec 2021	MichaelBedingfield
	Unverified	27 Dec 2021	Harrisi

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Significant sighting

Amata noted:

12 Jan 2022

First record of this species in ACT.

3 comments

AlisonMilton wrote:

28 Dec 2021

Source was https://sites.google.com/site/paropsisternapages/documents

Harrisi wrote:

28 Dec 2021

Martin Lagerway, a leaf beetle expert, has identified this beetle as Paropsisterna agricola. He elaborates on its ID in the following facebook post: " This is Paropsisterna agricola. The elytra can be grey as in this one or yellow/green. It always has a brighter region near the base of the elytra, near the scutellum, and two black marks on the pronotum. The delightful red skirt is teneral and temporary." Thanks Martin and Alison

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

29 Dec 2021

Confirmation redone because the species was stuck in "Uncategorised species".

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Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
27 Dec 2021 01:03 PM Recorded on
Harrisi Recorded by
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Significant Insects Beetles (Coleoptera) Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) Harrisi Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Paropsisterna agricola Scientific name
Eucalyptus leaf beetle Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1483.06m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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