Paropsisterna cloelia
Eucalyptus variegated beetle at Bango, NSW
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| Paropsisterna cloelia | AlisonMilton | 5 Feb 2022 |
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5 comments
5 Feb 2022
It appears that variicollis is now classed as cloelia. See comment by Martin Lagerway under ronigreer's posting - https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/40225928
5 Feb 2022
Owen, I'm not sure this is correct. CNM has some records of cloelia that are black and I've never seen this in varicollis despite raising larvae to adults. Also see https://sites.google.com/site/paropsisternapages/Paropsisterna-cloelia which says Paropsisterna cloelia Lacking striae grooves. Lacking black head. Lacking convexity between striae. Sometimes with black elytral cells, excluding margins. This is easily and often confused with P. variicollis. This site has many sighting by Martin. Therefore for the time being I would prefer to keep the two species separate until someone more experienced than I make a decision otherwise.
5 Feb 2022
Thanks Owen. This is the same source as the link I included and is my 'goto' for beetle ID. Seems to be mainly edited by Martin.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.976674-34.737068
- Maps Bango Nature Reserve
- Places Bango, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 3 Feb 2022 11:27 AM Recorded on
- jb2602 Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- jb2602 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Paropsisterna cloelia Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Paropsisterna cloelia Scientific name
- Eucalyptus variegated beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1650.77m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Paropsisterna variicollis
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