Paropsisterna pictipes
Eucalyptus leaf beetle at Wambrook, NSW
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| Paropsisterna pictipes | AlisonMilton | 30 Jun 2024 | |
| Unverified | Mike | 20 Mar 2023 |
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Significant sighting
3 comments
2 Jul 2024
@Eamonn No. Look at https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/746036-Paropsisterna-pictipes
3 Jul 2024
I think P. pictipes has dark punctuation on the elytra,
I sent it to Martin Lagerwey who suggested it's actually in the P. laesa complex, which is usually white, but a green form is seen here:
https://inaturalist.org/observations/27680480
I sent it to Martin Lagerwey who suggested it's actually in the P. laesa complex, which is usually white, but a green form is seen here:
https://inaturalist.org/observations/27680480
Location information
- Coordinates 148.998480-36.168523
- Altitude 819.0m
- Places Wambrook, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 20 Mar 2023 04:18 PM Recorded on
- Mike Recorded by
- Eucalyptus Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- Significant Insects Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Mike Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Paropsisterna pictipes
Species information
- Paropsisterna pictipes Scientific name
- Eucalyptus leaf beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 956.38m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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