Eucalyptus leaf beetle at Hughes, ACT
Identification history
| Paropsisterna octosignata | 5 Apr 2023 | KimberiRP | ||
| Paropsisterna beata | 26 Jul 2022 | RogerF | ||
| Orcus australasiae | 25 Jul 2022 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unverified | 25 Jul 2022 | ruthkerruish |
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User's notes
Bark was falling of the trunk. Tree not in good condition.
1 comment
RogerF
wrote:
26 Jul 2022
I suggest that this is not a ladybird see filamentous antennae. Ladybirds have clubbed antennae
Location information
- Coordinates 149.098725-35.338744
- Altitude 626.7m
- Maps Hughes Garran Woodland Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 19 Jul 2022 11:48 AM Recorded on
- ruthkerruish Recorded by
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Collections
ruthkerruish Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Paropsisterna octosignata Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 60 YEAR OLD EUCALYPT Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
Species information
- Paropsisterna octosignata Scientific name
- Eucalyptus leaf beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 960.4m Recorded at altitude
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