A leaf beetle at Rendezvous Creek, ACT
Identification history
| Paropsisterna sp. (genus) | 23 Nov 2022 | KimberiRP | ||
| Unidentified | 13 Nov 2022 | KMcCue |
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3 comments
AlisonMilton
wrote:
23 Nov 2022
Hi Kevin, I've also seen leaf beetles on grass. I presume they may have been blown off the tree or simply dropped to avoid some predator. I've found beetles are very prone to simply dropping if you put a hand too close to them.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.982925-35.739231
- Altitude 981.5m
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Rendezvous Creek, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 12 Nov 2022 11:38 AM Recorded on
- KMcCue Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) KMcCue Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Grasses Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Paropsisterna sp. (genus) Scientific name
- A leaf beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1782.97m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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