Paropsis variolosa
1 Variolosa leaf beetle at O'Malley, ACT
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| Paropsis variolosa | AlisonMilton | 17 Oct 2023 | |
| Paropsis variolosa | MichaelBedingfield | 17 Oct 2023 | |
| Paropsini sp. (tribe) | AlisonMilton | 4 Mar 2023 | |
| Unverified | Mike | 4 Mar 2023 |
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5 comments
11 Mar 2023
Photo added 11/3/23. Is this a pre-pupal stage? Otherwise, I might have fed them the wrong eucalyptus leaves and they are dying of food poisoning or starvation.
11 Mar 2023
Hi Mike, I've found that they will eat almosst any Eucalyptus leaves. However, if not given fresh leaves often enough they will go into the pupae stage and still transform into beetles (unless very young). The resulting beetles can then be much smaller than would otherwise be expected. I would continue to add fresh leaves but otherwise then just keep an eye on them and see what emerges. It may take a while. The larvae did look quite mature, so yes they may be going into the pupal stage.
16 Oct 2023
I found growing in captivity difficult, with runts, or poorly formed beetles emerging. This one os Paropsis variolosa anyway.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.121141-35.354751
- Altitude 692.7m
- Maps Mount Mugga Mugga
- Places O'Malley, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 11 Mar 2023 01:51 PM Recorded on
- Mike Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Raising insects Mike Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Paropsis variolosa Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Paropsis variolosa Scientific name
- Variolosa leaf beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 879.4m Recorded at altitude
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