Paropsisterna m-fuscum

Eucalyptus Leaf Beetle at Turner, ACT

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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

Hejor1 wrote:

12 Oct 2023

M-fascum maybe?

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.

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.

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