Paropsisterna cloelia

Eucalyptus variegated beetle at Bruce, ACT

Paropsisterna cloelia at Bruce, ACT - 11 Mar 2022
Paropsisterna cloelia at Bruce, ACT - 11 Mar 2022
Paropsisterna cloelia at Bruce, ACT - 11 Mar 2022
Paropsisterna cloelia at Bruce, ACT - 11 Mar 2022
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Identification history

Paropsisterna cloelia 14 Apr 2022 Amata
Paropsisterna cloelia 2 25 Mar 2022 KimberiRP
Paropsisterna cloelia 21 Mar 2022 michaelb
Unidentified 19 Mar 2022 ArianaS

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I think this could be some kind of Paropsisterna but sure.

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KimberiRP wrote:
   25 Mar 2022
Paropsisterna variicollis is now recognised as a synonym of P. cloelia, see Nahrung et al. 2020 (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/aen.12476)
AlisonMilton wrote:
   25 Mar 2022
Kim, I thought for a while I could see some distinctions between the two, however, should we be combining these two categories on CNM? Most sightings are recorded under P. varicollis.

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  • 11 Mar 2022 12:13 PM Recorded on
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  • Unknown Gender

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