A eucalypt leaf beetle at Paddys River, ACT
Identification history
| Paropsis augusta | 24 Aug 2024 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Paropsis augusta | 24 Aug 2024 | martinl | ||
| Paropsisterna cloelia | 25 Jan 2023 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Paropsisterna cloelia | 24 Jan 2023 | Tapirlord |
Identify this sighting
Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.
User's notes
John’s peak track. Quite a large insect
1 comment
martinl
wrote:
24 Aug 2024
Augusta is much larger than cloelia. It has irregular elytral puncturation (therefore not Paropsisterna) and black scutellum.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.892839-35.425808
- Altitude 1293.9m
- Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 21 Dec 2022 01:23 PM Recorded on
- Tapirlord Recorded by
-
Collections
Tapirlord Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Paropsis augusta Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Paropsis augusta Scientific name
- A eucalypt leaf beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 2100.62m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes