Paropsis augusta
A eucalypt leaf beetle at Paddys River, ACT
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| Paropsis augusta | AlisonMilton | 24 Aug 2024 | |
| Paropsis augusta | martinl | 24 Aug 2024 | |
| Paropsisterna cloelia | AlisonMilton | 25 Jan 2023 | |
| Paropsisterna cloelia | Tapirlord | 24 Jan 2023 |
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User's notes
John’s peak track. Quite a large insect
1 comment
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
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- Tapirlord Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Paropsis augusta Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
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
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