A Eucalyptus leaf beetle at Mount Clear, ACT
Identification history
| Paropsisterna decolorata | 25 Jan 2022 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Unverified | 25 Jan 2022 | JimL |
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User's notes
On new Eucalyptus growth. Pair were fast moving around several branches and didn’t stop or move apart.
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AlisonMilton
wrote:
25 Jan 2022
I'm sure of the ID of the female but have not seen a beetle with the dark colour of the male. Can only assume it is the same species.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.013953-35.866278
- Altitude 1095.5m
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Mount Clear, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 24 Jan 2022 04:34 PM Recorded on
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JimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Paropsisterna decolorata Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Paropsisterna decolorata Scientific name
- A Eucalyptus leaf beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1505.1m Recorded at altitude
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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