Eucalyptus Leaf Beetle at Turner, ACT
Identification history
| Paropsisterna m-fuscum | 26 Oct 2023 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Paropsisterna m-fuscum | 25 Oct 2023 | KimberiRP | ||
| Paropsisterna sp. (genus) | 12 Oct 2023 | Hejor1 | ||
| Unidentified | 12 Oct 2023 | ConBoekel |
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6 comments
AlisonMilton
wrote:
13 Oct 2023
I don't think so. M-fuscum only seem to prefer Apple Box Eucalypts and seem to be the only Eucalypt beetle to like this plant. The leaf doesn't look like it is this species. @ConBoekel, what Eucalypt was this on?
ConBoekel
wrote:
13 Oct 2023
Alison
One of a variety of plantings that have neither names nor fruits nor flowers on them so I am sorry it is probably impossible to say.
One of a variety of plantings that have neither names nor fruits nor flowers on them so I am sorry it is probably impossible to say.
Hejor1
wrote:
14 Oct 2023
@ConBoekel if you have any other photos showing more of the leaf or stem? Even leaf shape, edge, where it connects to the stem could help. The “duds” for the beetle maybe good for plant id
ConBoekel
wrote:
14 Oct 2023
I'll have to go back. I will let you know when I post some more images.
KimberiRP
wrote:
25 Oct 2023
Looks like P. m-fuscum to me. Maybe it accidentally flew onto a plant it doesn't normally feed on.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.123825-35.270718
- Altitude 563.7m
- Maps Sullivans Creek, Turner
- Places Turner, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 10 Oct 2023 03:06 PM Recorded on
- ConBoekel Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) ConBoekel
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Paropsisterna m-fuscum Scientific name
- Eucalyptus Leaf Beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1205.52m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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