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Paropsis variolosa

1 Variolosa leaf beetle at O'Malley, ACT

Paropsis variolosa at O'Malley, ACT - 14 Jan 2023
Paropsis variolosa at O'Malley, ACT - 14 Jan 2023
Paropsis variolosa at O'Malley, ACT - 14 Jan 2023
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Paropsis variolosa 15 Jan 2023 AlisonMilton
Unidentified 14 Jan 2023 Mike

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Bursaria spinosa subsp. lasiophylla (Australian Blackthorn) at O'Malley, ACT - 16 Jan 2023 by Mike Paropsis sp. (genus) (A leaf beetle) at O'Malley, ACT - 16 Jan 2023 by Mike Hypochaeris radicata (Cat's Ear, Flatweed) at O'Malley, ACT - 16 Jan 2023 by Mike Cyperus sanguinolentus (A Sedge) at O'Malley, ACT - 16 Jan 2023 by Mike Ecnolagria grandis (Honeybrown beetle) at O'Malley, ACT - 12 Jan 2023 by Mike Poa labillardierei (Common Tussock Grass, River Tussock Grass) at O'Malley, ACT - 12 Jan 2023 by Mike Hypericum perforatum (St John's Wort) at O'Malley, ACT - 9 Dec 2022 by Mike Aloe sp. at O'Malley, ACT - 9 Dec 2022 by Mike Orobanche minor (Broomrape) at O'Malley, ACT - 18 Oct 2022 by Mike Cacatua galerita (Sulphur-crested Cockatoo) at O'Malley, ACT - 12 Oct 2022 by Mike Eolophus roseicapillus (Galah) at O'Malley, ACT - 12 Oct 2022 by Mike Cacatua galerita (Sulphur-crested Cockatoo) at O'Malley, ACT - 10 Oct 2022 by Mike Psephotus haematonotus (Red-rumped Parrot) at O'Malley, ACT - 10 Oct 2022 by Mike Platycercus eximius (Eastern Rosella) at O'Malley, ACT - 9 Oct 2022 by Mike Galium aparine (Goosegrass, Cleavers) at O'Malley, ACT - 2 Sep 2022 by Mike Brevicoryne brassicae (Cabbage Aphid) at O'Malley, ACT - 2 Sep 2022 by Mike Cacatua galerita (Sulphur-crested Cockatoo) at O'Malley, ACT - 2 Sep 2022 by Mike Brachychiton populneus subsp. populneus (Kurrajong) at O'Malley, ACT - 12 Jul 2022 by Mike Heteronympha merope (Common Brown) at O'Malley, ACT - 29 Apr 2022 by Mike Myrmecia nigriceps (Black-headed bull ant) at O'Malley, ACT - 12 Mar 2022 by Mike Eolophus roseicapillus (Galah) at O'Malley, ACT - 8 Mar 2022 by Mike Erigeron bonariensis (Flaxleaf Fleabane) at O'Malley, ACT - 8 Mar 2022 by Mike Erigeron sumatrensis (Tall Fleabane) at O'Malley, ACT - 8 Mar 2022 by Mike Wahlenbergia multicaulis (Tadgell's Bluebell) at O'Malley, ACT - 5 Feb 2022 by Tapirlord Chondrilla juncea (Skeleton Weed) at O'Malley, ACT - 11 Dec 2021 by Mike Rubus anglocandicans (Blackberry) at O'Malley, ACT - 4 Dec 2021 by Mike Trichoglossus moluccanus (Rainbow Lorikeet) at O'Malley, ACT - 26 Aug 2021 by Mike Falco cenchroides (Nankeen Kestrel) at O'Malley, ACT - 26 Aug 2021 by Mike Platycercus eximius (Eastern Rosella) at O'Malley, ACT - 26 Dec 2020 by Mike Melanacanthus scutellaris (Small brown bean bug) at O'Malley, ACT - 30 Nov 2020 by AlisonMilton Coccinella transversalis (Transverse Ladybird) at O'Malley, ACT - 30 Nov 2020 by AlisonMilton Coccoidea (superfamily) (Mealy bug or scale insect) at O'Malley, ACT - 30 Nov 2020 by AlisonMilton Cerdistus sp. (genus) (Yellow Slender Robber Fly) at O'Malley, ACT - 30 Nov 2020 by AlisonMilton Yoyetta australicta (Southern Ticking Ambertail) at O'Malley, ACT - 30 Nov 2020 by AlisonMilton Asiola fasciata (A robber fly) at O'Malley, ACT - 30 Nov 2020 by AlisonMilton Simosyrphus grandicornis (Common hover fly) at O'Malley, ACT - 30 Nov 2020 by AlisonMilton Paropsis sp. (genus) (A leaf beetle) at O'Malley, ACT - 30 Nov 2020 by AlisonMilton Tropis paradoxa (Longicorn beetle) at O'Malley, ACT - 30 Nov 2020 by AlisonMilton Aloe sp. at O'Malley, ACT - 20 Nov 2020 by RodDeb Falco cenchroides (Nankeen Kestrel) at O'Malley, ACT - 20 Nov 2020 by RodDeb Cynoglossum australe (Australian Forget-me-not) at O'Malley, ACT - 13 Nov 2020 by Mike Junonia villida (Meadow Argus) at O'Malley, ACT - 13 Nov 2020 by Mike Pieris rapae (Cabbage White) at O'Malley, ACT - 13 Nov 2020 by Mike Eolophus roseicapillus (Galah) at O'Malley, ACT - 13 Nov 2020 by Mike Psephotus haematonotus (Red-rumped Parrot) at O'Malley, ACT - 13 Nov 2020 by Mike Trichoglossus moluccanus (Rainbow Lorikeet) at O'Malley, ACT - 13 Nov 2020 by Mike Cacatua tenuirostris (Long-billed Corella) at O'Malley, ACT - 9 Nov 2020 by Mike Xerochrysum viscosum (Sticky Everlasting) at O'Malley, ACT - 21 Oct 2020 by Mike Goodenia pinnatifida (Scrambled Eggs) at O'Malley, ACT - 21 Oct 2020 by Mike Falco cenchroides (Nankeen Kestrel) at O'Malley, ACT - 21 Oct 2020 by Mike Carduus tenuiflorus (Winged Slender Thistle) at O'Malley, ACT - 4 Oct 2020 by Mike Chrysolina quadrigemina (Greater St Johns Wort beetle) at O'Malley, ACT - 4 Oct 2020 by Mike Platycercus eximius (Eastern Rosella) at O'Malley, ACT - 3 Oct 2020 by Mike Cacatua galerita (Sulphur-crested Cockatoo) at O'Malley, ACT - 26 Sep 2020 by Mike Cacatua galerita (Sulphur-crested Cockatoo) at O'Malley, ACT - 9 Sep 2020 by Mike Cacatua tenuirostris X sanguinea (Hybrid) (Long-billed X Little Corella (Hybrid)) at O'Malley, ACT - 9 Sep 2020 by Mike Chenonetta jubata (Australian Wood Duck) at O'Malley, ACT - 9 Sep 2020 by Mike Platycercus elegans (Crimson Rosella) at O'Malley, ACT - 5 Sep 2020 by Mike Corvus coronoides (Australian Raven) at O'Malley, ACT - 5 Sep 2020 by Mike Platycercus eximius (Eastern Rosella) at O'Malley, ACT - 3 Sep 2020 by Mike Platycercus eximius (Eastern Rosella) at O'Malley, ACT - 2 Sep 2020 by Mike Cacatua galerita (Sulphur-crested Cockatoo) at O'Malley, ACT - 2 Sep 2020 by Mike Cacatua galerita (Sulphur-crested Cockatoo) at O'Malley, ACT - 2 Sep 2020 by Mike Brachychiton populneus subsp. populneus (Kurrajong) at O'Malley, ACT - 22 Jun 2020 by Mike Solanum chenopodioides (Whitetip Nightshade) at O'Malley, ACT - 7 May 2020 by Mike Vittadinia cuneata var. cuneata (Fuzzy New Holland Daisy) at O'Malley, ACT - 7 May 2020 by Mike Gymnopilus junonius (Gymnopilus junonius) at O'Malley, ACT - 1 Apr 2020 by Mike Glycine tabacina (Variable Glycine) at O'Malley, ACT - 1 Apr 2020 by Mike Cynoglossum australe (Australian Forget-me-not) at O'Malley, ACT - 1 Apr 2020 by Mike Cacatua sanguinea (Little Corella) at O'Malley, ACT - 19 Jan 2020 by Mike Cacatua galerita (Sulphur-crested Cockatoo) at O'Malley, ACT - 18 Jan 2020 by Mike Eolophus roseicapillus (Galah) at O'Malley, ACT - 1 Sep 2019 by Mike Platycercus eximius (Eastern Rosella) at O'Malley, ACT - 1 Sep 2019 by Mike Brachychiton populneus subsp. populneus (Kurrajong) at O'Malley, ACT - 4 Aug 2019 by Mike Einadia nutans subsp. nutans (Climbing Saltbush) at O'Malley, ACT - 6 Apr 2019 by Mike Echium vulgare (Vipers Bugloss) at O'Malley, ACT - 18 Nov 2018 by Mike Ellipsidion australe (Austral Ellipsidion cockroach) at O'Malley, ACT - 17 Nov 2018 by Mike Monophlebulus sp. (genus) (Giant Snowball Mealybug) at O'Malley, ACT - 12 Oct 2018 by Mike Ellipsidion australe (Austral Ellipsidion cockroach) at O'Malley, ACT - 12 Oct 2018 by MichaelMulvaney Iridomyrmex purpureus (Meat Ant) at O'Malley, ACT - 9 Oct 2018 by Mike Goodenia pinnatifida (Scrambled Eggs) at O'Malley, ACT - 5 Nov 2017 by Mike Pisolithus marmoratus (Horse Dung Fungus) at O'Malley, ACT - 10 Jun 2017 by Mike Chrysocephalum apiculatum (Common Everlasting) at O'Malley, ACT - 28 Jan 2017 by Mike Chrysocephalum semipapposum (Clustered Everlasting) at O'Malley, ACT - 28 Jan 2017 by Mike Hypericum perforatum (St John's Wort) at O'Malley, ACT - 3 Dec 2016 by Mike Chenonetta jubata (Australian Wood Duck) at O'Malley, ACT - 6 Sep 2016 by Mike Gymnopilus junonius (Gymnopilus junonius) at O'Malley, ACT - 18 Jun 2016 by Mike Rosa rubiginosa (Sweet Briar, Eglantine) at O'Malley, ACT - 6 Mar 2016 by Mike Asparagus officinalis (Asparagus) at O'Malley, ACT - 6 Mar 2016 by Mike Brachychiton populneus subsp. populneus (Kurrajong) at O'Malley, ACT - 6 Mar 2016 by Mike Parasola sp. (An Inkcap) at O'Malley, ACT - 12 Jan 2016 by Mike Taraxacum sp. (Dandelion) at O'Malley, ACT - 4 Sep 2015 by Mike Cymbonotus sp. (preissianus or lawsonianus) (Bears Ears) at O'Malley, ACT - 26 Aug 2013 by Mike
Bursaria spinosa subsp. lasiophylla (Australian Blackthorn) at O'Malley, ACT - 16 Jan 2023 by Mike
Paropsis sp. (genus) (A leaf beetle) at O'Malley, ACT - 16 Jan 2023 by Mike
Hypochaeris radicata (Cat's Ear, Flatweed) at O'Malley, ACT - 16 Jan 2023 by Mike
Cyperus sanguinolentus (A Sedge) at O'Malley, ACT - 16 Jan 2023 by Mike
Ecnolagria grandis (Honeybrown beetle) at O'Malley, ACT - 12 Jan 2023 by Mike
Poa labillardierei (Common Tussock Grass, River Tussock Grass) at O'Malley, ACT - 12 Jan 2023 by Mike
Hypericum perforatum (St John's Wort) at O'Malley, ACT - 9 Dec 2022 by Mike
Aloe sp. at O'Malley, ACT - 9 Dec 2022 by Mike
Orobanche minor (Broomrape) at O'Malley, ACT - 18 Oct 2022 by Mike
Cacatua galerita (Sulphur-crested Cockatoo) at O'Malley, ACT - 12 Oct 2022 by Mike
Eolophus roseicapillus (Galah) at O'Malley, ACT - 12 Oct 2022 by Mike
Cacatua galerita (Sulphur-crested Cockatoo) at O'Malley, ACT - 10 Oct 2022 by Mike
Psephotus haematonotus (Red-rumped Parrot) at O'Malley, ACT - 10 Oct 2022 by Mike
Platycercus eximius (Eastern Rosella) at O'Malley, ACT - 9 Oct 2022 by Mike
Galium aparine (Goosegrass, Cleavers) at O'Malley, ACT - 2 Sep 2022 by Mike
Brevicoryne brassicae (Cabbage Aphid) at O'Malley, ACT - 2 Sep 2022 by Mike
Cacatua galerita (Sulphur-crested Cockatoo) at O'Malley, ACT - 2 Sep 2022 by Mike
Brachychiton populneus subsp. populneus (Kurrajong) at O'Malley, ACT - 12 Jul 2022 by Mike
Heteronympha merope (Common Brown) at O'Malley, ACT - 29 Apr 2022 by Mike
Myrmecia nigriceps (Black-headed bull ant) at O'Malley, ACT - 12 Mar 2022 by Mike
Eolophus roseicapillus (Galah) at O'Malley, ACT - 8 Mar 2022 by Mike
Erigeron bonariensis (Flaxleaf Fleabane) at O'Malley, ACT - 8 Mar 2022 by Mike
Erigeron sumatrensis (Tall Fleabane) at O'Malley, ACT - 8 Mar 2022 by Mike
Wahlenbergia multicaulis (Tadgell's Bluebell) at O'Malley, ACT - 5 Feb 2022 by Tapirlord
Chondrilla juncea (Skeleton Weed) at O'Malley, ACT - 11 Dec 2021 by Mike
Rubus anglocandicans (Blackberry) at O'Malley, ACT - 4 Dec 2021 by Mike
Trichoglossus moluccanus (Rainbow Lorikeet) at O'Malley, ACT - 26 Aug 2021 by Mike
Falco cenchroides (Nankeen Kestrel) at O'Malley, ACT - 26 Aug 2021 by Mike
Platycercus eximius (Eastern Rosella) at O'Malley, ACT - 26 Dec 2020 by Mike
Melanacanthus scutellaris (Small brown bean bug) at O'Malley, ACT - 30 Nov 2020 by AlisonMilton
Coccinella transversalis (Transverse Ladybird) at O'Malley, ACT - 30 Nov 2020 by AlisonMilton
Coccoidea (superfamily) (Mealy bug or scale insect) at O'Malley, ACT - 30 Nov 2020 by AlisonMilton
Cerdistus sp. (genus) (Yellow Slender Robber Fly) at O'Malley, ACT - 30 Nov 2020 by AlisonMilton
Yoyetta australicta (Southern Ticking Ambertail) at O'Malley, ACT - 30 Nov 2020 by AlisonMilton
Asiola fasciata (A robber fly) at O'Malley, ACT - 30 Nov 2020 by AlisonMilton
Simosyrphus grandicornis (Common hover fly) at O'Malley, ACT - 30 Nov 2020 by AlisonMilton
Paropsis sp. (genus) (A leaf beetle) at O'Malley, ACT - 30 Nov 2020 by AlisonMilton
Tropis paradoxa (Longicorn beetle) at O'Malley, ACT - 30 Nov 2020 by AlisonMilton
Aloe sp. at O'Malley, ACT - 20 Nov 2020 by RodDeb
Falco cenchroides (Nankeen Kestrel) at O'Malley, ACT - 20 Nov 2020 by RodDeb
Cynoglossum australe (Australian Forget-me-not) at O'Malley, ACT - 13 Nov 2020 by Mike
Junonia villida (Meadow Argus) at O'Malley, ACT - 13 Nov 2020 by Mike
Pieris rapae (Cabbage White) at O'Malley, ACT - 13 Nov 2020 by Mike
Eolophus roseicapillus (Galah) at O'Malley, ACT - 13 Nov 2020 by Mike
Psephotus haematonotus (Red-rumped Parrot) at O'Malley, ACT - 13 Nov 2020 by Mike
Trichoglossus moluccanus (Rainbow Lorikeet) at O'Malley, ACT - 13 Nov 2020 by Mike
Cacatua tenuirostris (Long-billed Corella) at O'Malley, ACT - 9 Nov 2020 by Mike
Xerochrysum viscosum (Sticky Everlasting) at O'Malley, ACT - 21 Oct 2020 by Mike
Goodenia pinnatifida (Scrambled Eggs) at O'Malley, ACT - 21 Oct 2020 by Mike
Falco cenchroides (Nankeen Kestrel) at O'Malley, ACT - 21 Oct 2020 by Mike
Carduus tenuiflorus (Winged Slender Thistle) at O'Malley, ACT - 4 Oct 2020 by Mike
Chrysolina quadrigemina (Greater St Johns Wort beetle) at O'Malley, ACT - 4 Oct 2020 by Mike
Platycercus eximius (Eastern Rosella) at O'Malley, ACT - 3 Oct 2020 by Mike
Cacatua galerita (Sulphur-crested Cockatoo) at O'Malley, ACT - 26 Sep 2020 by Mike
Cacatua galerita (Sulphur-crested Cockatoo) at O'Malley, ACT - 9 Sep 2020 by Mike
Cacatua tenuirostris X sanguinea (Hybrid) (Long-billed X Little Corella (Hybrid)) at O'Malley, ACT - 9 Sep 2020 by Mike
Chenonetta jubata (Australian Wood Duck) at O'Malley, ACT - 9 Sep 2020 by Mike
Platycercus elegans (Crimson Rosella) at O'Malley, ACT - 5 Sep 2020 by Mike
Corvus coronoides (Australian Raven) at O'Malley, ACT - 5 Sep 2020 by Mike
Platycercus eximius (Eastern Rosella) at O'Malley, ACT - 3 Sep 2020 by Mike
Platycercus eximius (Eastern Rosella) at O'Malley, ACT - 2 Sep 2020 by Mike
Cacatua galerita (Sulphur-crested Cockatoo) at O'Malley, ACT - 2 Sep 2020 by Mike
Cacatua galerita (Sulphur-crested Cockatoo) at O'Malley, ACT - 2 Sep 2020 by Mike
Brachychiton populneus subsp. populneus (Kurrajong) at O'Malley, ACT - 22 Jun 2020 by Mike
Solanum chenopodioides (Whitetip Nightshade) at O'Malley, ACT - 7 May 2020 by Mike
Vittadinia cuneata var. cuneata (Fuzzy New Holland Daisy) at O'Malley, ACT - 7 May 2020 by Mike
Gymnopilus junonius (Gymnopilus junonius) at O'Malley, ACT - 1 Apr 2020 by Mike
Glycine tabacina (Variable Glycine) at O'Malley, ACT - 1 Apr 2020 by Mike
Cynoglossum australe (Australian Forget-me-not) at O'Malley, ACT - 1 Apr 2020 by Mike
Cacatua sanguinea (Little Corella) at O'Malley, ACT - 19 Jan 2020 by Mike
Cacatua galerita (Sulphur-crested Cockatoo) at O'Malley, ACT - 18 Jan 2020 by Mike
Eolophus roseicapillus (Galah) at O'Malley, ACT - 1 Sep 2019 by Mike
Platycercus eximius (Eastern Rosella) at O'Malley, ACT - 1 Sep 2019 by Mike
Brachychiton populneus subsp. populneus (Kurrajong) at O'Malley, ACT - 4 Aug 2019 by Mike
Einadia nutans subsp. nutans (Climbing Saltbush) at O'Malley, ACT - 6 Apr 2019 by Mike
Echium vulgare (Vipers Bugloss) at O'Malley, ACT - 18 Nov 2018 by Mike
Ellipsidion australe (Austral Ellipsidion cockroach) at O'Malley, ACT - 17 Nov 2018 by Mike
Monophlebulus sp. (genus) (Giant Snowball Mealybug) at O'Malley, ACT - 12 Oct 2018 by Mike
Ellipsidion australe (Austral Ellipsidion cockroach) at O'Malley, ACT - 12 Oct 2018 by MichaelMulvaney
Iridomyrmex purpureus (Meat Ant) at O'Malley, ACT - 9 Oct 2018 by Mike
Goodenia pinnatifida (Scrambled Eggs) at O'Malley, ACT - 5 Nov 2017 by Mike
Pisolithus marmoratus (Horse Dung Fungus) at O'Malley, ACT - 10 Jun 2017 by Mike
Chrysocephalum apiculatum (Common Everlasting) at O'Malley, ACT - 28 Jan 2017 by Mike
Chrysocephalum semipapposum (Clustered Everlasting) at O'Malley, ACT - 28 Jan 2017 by Mike
Hypericum perforatum (St John's Wort) at O'Malley, ACT - 3 Dec 2016 by Mike
Chenonetta jubata (Australian Wood Duck) at O'Malley, ACT - 6 Sep 2016 by Mike
Gymnopilus junonius (Gymnopilus junonius) at O'Malley, ACT - 18 Jun 2016 by Mike
Rosa rubiginosa (Sweet Briar, Eglantine) at O'Malley, ACT - 6 Mar 2016 by Mike
Asparagus officinalis (Asparagus) at O'Malley, ACT - 6 Mar 2016 by Mike
Brachychiton populneus subsp. populneus (Kurrajong) at O'Malley, ACT - 6 Mar 2016 by Mike
Parasola sp. (An Inkcap) at O'Malley, ACT - 12 Jan 2016 by Mike
Taraxacum sp. (Dandelion) at O'Malley, ACT - 4 Sep 2015 by Mike
Cymbonotus sp. (preissianus or lawsonianus) (Bears Ears) at O'Malley, ACT - 26 Aug 2013 by Mike

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Species information

  • Paropsis variolosa Scientific name
  • Variolosa leaf beetle Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local Native
  • Non-Invasive

Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 14 Jan 2023 10:12 AM Recorded on
  • Mike Recorded by

Additional information

  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size
  • Alive / healthy Animal health

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