Paropsisterna decolorata
A Eucalyptus leaf beetle at Black Mountain
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| Paropsisterna decolorata | AlisonMilton | 29 Jan 2024 | |
| Unverified | ConBoekel | 29 Jan 2024 |
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2 comments
29 Jan 2024
Hi Alison, I've taken a bit of interest in recording stuff in Black Mountain adjacent to Dryandra Street Woodland. I would have thought that this species would have been recorded before.
29 Jan 2024
@ConBoekel Hi Con, It is reasonably common but one of the lesser recorded Eucalypt beetle species.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.109277-35.266055
- Altitude 655.2m
- Maps Black Mountain
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 27 Jan 2024 10:24 AM Recorded on
- ConBoekel Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
Collections
- ConBoekel Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Paropsisterna decolorata Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Paropsisterna decolorata Scientific name
- A Eucalyptus leaf beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1505.1m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
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4 / 7
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