Home Insects Beetles (Coleoptera) Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae)

Paropsisterna octosignata

Eucalyptus leaf beetle at Mitchell, ACT

Paropsisterna octosignata at Mitchell, ACT - 18 Nov 2022
Paropsisterna octosignata at Mitchell, ACT - 18 Nov 2022
Paropsisterna octosignata at Mitchell, ACT - 18 Nov 2022
Paropsisterna octosignata at Mitchell, ACT - 18 Nov 2022
Paropsisterna octosignata at Mitchell, ACT - 18 Nov 2022
Paropsisterna octosignata at Mitchell, ACT - 18 Nov 2022
Request use of media

Identification history

Paropsisterna octosignata 18 Nov 2022 AlisonMilton
Paropsisterna octosignata 18 Nov 2022 trevorpreston
Unidentified 18 Nov 2022 trevorpreston

Identify this sighting

Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.

User's notes

Leaf beetle about 10mm

Be the first to comment

Please Login or Register to comment.

Nearby sightings

Page 1 of 1 - image sightings only 47 0 47

Trifolium angustifolium (Narrowleaf Clover) at Mitchell, ACT - 19 Dec 2022 by trevorpreston Heteronympha merope (Common Brown) at Mitchell, ACT - 19 Dec 2022 by trevorpreston Gamochaeta purpurea (Purple Cudweed) at Mitchell, ACT - 18 Nov 2022 by trevorpreston Coccinella transversalis (Transverse Ladybird) at Mitchell, ACT - 18 Nov 2022 by trevorpreston Juncus bufonius (Toad Rush) at Mitchell, ACT - 18 Nov 2022 by trevorpreston Paropsisterna octosignata (Eucalyptus leaf beetle) at Mitchell, ACT - 18 Nov 2022 by trevorpreston Trachymela sp. (genus) (Brown button beetle) at Mitchell, ACT - 18 Nov 2022 by trevorpreston Elateridae sp. (family) (Unidentified click beetle) at Mitchell, ACT - 18 Nov 2022 by trevorpreston Corcorax melanorhamphos (White-winged Chough) at Mitchell, ACT - 18 Nov 2022 by trevorpreston Habronestes bradleyi (Bradley's Ant-Eating Spider) at Mitchell, ACT - 18 Nov 2022 by trevorpreston Galium aparine (Goosegrass, Cleavers) at Mitchell, ACT - 18 Nov 2022 by trevorpreston Anzoplana trilineata (A Flatworm) at Mitchell, ACT - 10 Nov 2022 by trevorpreston Lioponera scenescens at Mitchell, ACT - 10 Nov 2022 by trevorpreston Wahlenbergia multicaulis (Tadgell's Bluebell) at Mitchell, ACT - 10 Nov 2022 by trevorpreston Arctotheca calendula (Capeweed, Cape Dandelion) at Mitchell, ACT - 13 Oct 2022 by trevorpreston Leptorhynchos squamatus subsp. squamatus (Scaly Buttons) at Mitchell, ACT - 13 Oct 2022 by trevorpreston Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady) at Mitchell, ACT - 13 Oct 2022 by trevorpreston Hypochaeris glabra (Smooth Catsear) at Mitchell, ACT - 13 Oct 2022 by trevorpreston Chrysocephalum apiculatum (Common Everlasting) at Mitchell, ACT - 13 Oct 2022 by trevorpreston Acacia ulicifolia (Prickly Moses) at Mitchell, ACT - 26 Sep 2022 by trevorpreston Perala viridis (Spring buzzer) at Mitchell, ACT - 26 Sep 2022 by trevorpreston Bossiaea prostrata (Creeping bossiaea) at Mitchell, ACT - 26 Sep 2022 by trevorpreston Perala viridis (Spring buzzer) at Mitchell, ACT - 26 Sep 2022 by trevorpreston Hemiergis talbingoensis (Three-toed Skink) at Mitchell, ACT - 26 Sep 2022 by trevorpreston Eryngium ovinum (Blue Devil) at Mitchell, ACT - 26 Sep 2022 by trevorpreston Wurmbea dioica subsp. dioica (Early Nancy) at Mitchell, ACT - 26 Sep 2022 by trevorpreston Romulea rosea var. australis (Onion Grass) at Mitchell, ACT - 26 Sep 2022 by trevorpreston Bossiaea prostrata (Creeping bossiaea) at Mitchell, ACT - 26 Sep 2022 by trevorpreston Eucalyptus dives (Broad-leaved Peppermint) at Mitchell, ACT - 26 Sep 2022 by trevorpreston Cassinia longifolia (Shiny Cassinia, Cauliflower Bush) at Mitchell, ACT - 11 Aug 2022 by trevorpreston Eucalyptus cinerea subsp. cinerea (Argyle Apple) at Mitchell, ACT - 11 Aug 2022 by trevorpreston Apothechyla sp. (genus) (Robber fly) at Mitchell, ACT - 17 Jan 2021 by tpreston Paronychia brasiliana (Brazilian Whitlow) at Mitchell, ACT - 17 Jan 2021 by tpreston Oechalia schellenbergii (Spined Predatory Shield Bug) at Mitchell, ACT - 17 Jan 2021 by tpreston Helicoverpa (genus) (A bollworm) at Mitchell, ACT - 17 Jan 2021 by tpreston Lissanthe strigosa subsp. subulata (Peach Heath) at Mitchell, ACT - 17 Jan 2021 by tpreston Austroicetes pusilla (Grasshopper, Locust) at Mitchell, ACT - 17 Jan 2021 by tpreston Acrida conica (Giant green slantface) at Mitchell, ACT - 17 Jan 2021 by tpreston Calocephalus citreus (Lemon Beauty Heads) at Mitchell, ACT - 17 Jan 2021 by tpreston Dicranolaius villosus (Melyrid flower beetle) at Mitchell, ACT - 4 Nov 2020 by tpreston Lissanthe strigosa subsp. subulata (Peach Heath) at Mitchell, ACT - 4 Nov 2020 by tpreston Tasmanicosa sp. (genus) (Unidentified Tasmanicosa wolf spider) at Mitchell, ACT - 4 Nov 2020 by tpreston Leptorhynchos squamatus (Scaly Buttons) at Mitchell, ACT - 4 Nov 2020 by tpreston Myopsalta waterhousei (Smoky Buzzer) at Mitchell, ACT - 4 Nov 2020 by tpreston Lichen - foliose at Mitchell, ACT - 4 Nov 2020 by tpreston Acacia ulicifolia (Prickly Moses) at Mitchell, ACT - 22 Nov 2018 by michaelb Eryngium ovinum (Blue Devil) at Mitchell, ACT - 22 Nov 2018 by michaelb
Trifolium angustifolium (Narrowleaf Clover) at Mitchell, ACT - 19 Dec 2022 by trevorpreston
Heteronympha merope (Common Brown) at Mitchell, ACT - 19 Dec 2022 by trevorpreston
Gamochaeta purpurea (Purple Cudweed) at Mitchell, ACT - 18 Nov 2022 by trevorpreston
Coccinella transversalis (Transverse Ladybird) at Mitchell, ACT - 18 Nov 2022 by trevorpreston
Juncus bufonius (Toad Rush) at Mitchell, ACT - 18 Nov 2022 by trevorpreston
Paropsisterna octosignata (Eucalyptus leaf beetle) at Mitchell, ACT - 18 Nov 2022 by trevorpreston
Trachymela sp. (genus) (Brown button beetle) at Mitchell, ACT - 18 Nov 2022 by trevorpreston
Elateridae sp. (family) (Unidentified click beetle) at Mitchell, ACT - 18 Nov 2022 by trevorpreston
Corcorax melanorhamphos (White-winged Chough) at Mitchell, ACT - 18 Nov 2022 by trevorpreston
Habronestes bradleyi (Bradley's Ant-Eating Spider) at Mitchell, ACT - 18 Nov 2022 by trevorpreston
Galium aparine (Goosegrass, Cleavers) at Mitchell, ACT - 18 Nov 2022 by trevorpreston
Anzoplana trilineata (A Flatworm) at Mitchell, ACT - 10 Nov 2022 by trevorpreston
Lioponera scenescens at Mitchell, ACT - 10 Nov 2022 by trevorpreston
Wahlenbergia multicaulis (Tadgell's Bluebell) at Mitchell, ACT - 10 Nov 2022 by trevorpreston
Arctotheca calendula (Capeweed, Cape Dandelion) at Mitchell, ACT - 13 Oct 2022 by trevorpreston
Leptorhynchos squamatus subsp. squamatus (Scaly Buttons) at Mitchell, ACT - 13 Oct 2022 by trevorpreston
Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady) at Mitchell, ACT - 13 Oct 2022 by trevorpreston
Hypochaeris glabra (Smooth Catsear) at Mitchell, ACT - 13 Oct 2022 by trevorpreston
Chrysocephalum apiculatum (Common Everlasting) at Mitchell, ACT - 13 Oct 2022 by trevorpreston
Acacia ulicifolia (Prickly Moses) at Mitchell, ACT - 26 Sep 2022 by trevorpreston
Perala viridis (Spring buzzer) at Mitchell, ACT - 26 Sep 2022 by trevorpreston
Bossiaea prostrata (Creeping bossiaea) at Mitchell, ACT - 26 Sep 2022 by trevorpreston
Perala viridis (Spring buzzer) at Mitchell, ACT - 26 Sep 2022 by trevorpreston
Hemiergis talbingoensis (Three-toed Skink) at Mitchell, ACT - 26 Sep 2022 by trevorpreston
Eryngium ovinum (Blue Devil) at Mitchell, ACT - 26 Sep 2022 by trevorpreston
Wurmbea dioica subsp. dioica (Early Nancy) at Mitchell, ACT - 26 Sep 2022 by trevorpreston
Romulea rosea var. australis (Onion Grass) at Mitchell, ACT - 26 Sep 2022 by trevorpreston
Bossiaea prostrata (Creeping bossiaea) at Mitchell, ACT - 26 Sep 2022 by trevorpreston
Eucalyptus dives (Broad-leaved Peppermint) at Mitchell, ACT - 26 Sep 2022 by trevorpreston
Cassinia longifolia (Shiny Cassinia, Cauliflower Bush) at Mitchell, ACT - 11 Aug 2022 by trevorpreston
Eucalyptus cinerea subsp. cinerea (Argyle Apple) at Mitchell, ACT - 11 Aug 2022 by trevorpreston
Apothechyla sp. (genus) (Robber fly) at Mitchell, ACT - 17 Jan 2021 by tpreston
Paronychia brasiliana (Brazilian Whitlow) at Mitchell, ACT - 17 Jan 2021 by tpreston
Oechalia schellenbergii (Spined Predatory Shield Bug) at Mitchell, ACT - 17 Jan 2021 by tpreston
Helicoverpa (genus) (A bollworm) at Mitchell, ACT - 17 Jan 2021 by tpreston
Lissanthe strigosa subsp. subulata (Peach Heath) at Mitchell, ACT - 17 Jan 2021 by tpreston
Austroicetes pusilla (Grasshopper, Locust) at Mitchell, ACT - 17 Jan 2021 by tpreston
Acrida conica (Giant green slantface) at Mitchell, ACT - 17 Jan 2021 by tpreston
Calocephalus citreus (Lemon Beauty Heads) at Mitchell, ACT - 17 Jan 2021 by tpreston
Dicranolaius villosus (Melyrid flower beetle) at Mitchell, ACT - 4 Nov 2020 by tpreston
Lissanthe strigosa subsp. subulata (Peach Heath) at Mitchell, ACT - 4 Nov 2020 by tpreston
Tasmanicosa sp. (genus) (Unidentified Tasmanicosa wolf spider) at Mitchell, ACT - 4 Nov 2020 by tpreston
Leptorhynchos squamatus (Scaly Buttons) at Mitchell, ACT - 4 Nov 2020 by tpreston
Myopsalta waterhousei (Smoky Buzzer) at Mitchell, ACT - 4 Nov 2020 by tpreston
Lichen - foliose at Mitchell, ACT - 4 Nov 2020 by tpreston
Acacia ulicifolia (Prickly Moses) at Mitchell, ACT - 22 Nov 2018 by michaelb
Eryngium ovinum (Blue Devil) at Mitchell, ACT - 22 Nov 2018 by michaelb

Location information

Species information

  • Paropsisterna octosignata Scientific name
  • Eucalyptus leaf beetle Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local Native
  • Non-Invasive

Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 18 Nov 2022 11:55 AM Recorded on
  • trevorpreston Recorded by

Additional information

  • Gum tree Associated plant
  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size
  • Alive / healthy Animal health

Record quality

  • Images or audio
  • More than one media file
  • Confirmed by an expert moderator
  • Nearby sighting(s) of same species
  • GPS evidence of location
  • Description
  • Additional attributes
2,089,557 sightings of 18,691 species in 5,460 locations from 9,579 contributors
CCA 3.0 | privacy
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of this land and acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present.