Paropsis pictipennis

Tea-tree button beetle at Molonglo Valley, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.009868-35.299155
• Maps Denman Prospect 2 Estate Deferred Area (Block 12) Bluetts Block (402, 403, 12, 11)
• Places Molonglo Valley, ACT

Sighting information

• 4 - 15 Abundance
• 24 Jan 2022 02:52 PM Recorded on
• trevorpreston Recorded by

• Collections

  trevorpreston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Paropsis pictipennis Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects

Additional information

• Tea tree Associated plant
• 5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

• Paropsis pictipennis Scientific name
• Tea-tree button beetle Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 979.3m Recorded at altitude
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• Synonyms

  Procris pictipennis

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