Paropsisterna m-fuscum
1 Eucalyptus Leaf Beetle at Aranda, ACT
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| Paropsisterna m-fuscum | AlisonMilton | 4 Mar 2022 | |
| Paropsis intermedia | KMcCue | 4 Mar 2022 | |
| Limacodidae (family) | donhe | 18 Feb 2022 | |
| Unverified | KMcCue | 18 Feb 2022 |
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User's notes
If the moderators don't know what these larvae will become, I have collected a few of the larvae in a jar with some of the leaves and will see what eventuates.
We did and as a result we have decided this is a Eucalyptus beetle and not a moth. Interesting. Will do this with other caterpillars.
Is it possible the larvae are from the beetle??
They are destroying the tree as you can see in the accompanying photo.
5 comments
18 Feb 2022
I'll get a lateral photo tomorrow when I get back from bog restoration in the Brindabellas.
4 Mar 2022
Hi Kevin, I'm very familiar with this beetle and larvae. This is almost the only beetle I have found on this particular Eucalypt.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.081481-35.258106
- Altitude 642.2m
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 2 Mar 2022 05:38 PM Recorded on
- KMcCue Recorded by
- Eucalyptus Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Larvae Breeding behaviour
Collections
- KMcCue Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Paropsisterna m-fuscum Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Paropsisterna m-fuscum Scientific name
- Eucalyptus Leaf Beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1205.52m Recorded at altitude
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