Paropsisterna cloelia

Eucalyptus variegated beetle at North Mitchell Grassland (NMG)

Paropsisterna cloelia at North Mitchell Grassland  (NMG) - 22 Mar 2024
Paropsisterna cloelia at North Mitchell Grassland  (NMG) - 22 Mar 2024
Paropsisterna cloelia at North Mitchell Grassland  (NMG) - 22 Mar 2024
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Identification history

Paropsisterna cloelia 24 Mar 2024 AlisonMilton
Unidentified 23 Mar 2024 HappyWanderer

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AlisonMilton wrote:
   24 Mar 2024
Not normally a pollinator and unusual to find on a flower. Presumably it has fallen from a nearby Eucalyptus tree.
HappyWanderer wrote:
   24 Mar 2024
Yes, probably fell from a tree. It seemed very content to sit on the same flower for the duration of my pollinator survey (about 50 minutes)

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Rainbowia sp. (genus) (A mite) at Franklin, ACT - 10 Nov 2020 by tpreston
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Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 22 Mar 2024 12:51 PM Recorded on
  • HappyWanderer Recorded by

Additional information

  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size
  • Alive / healthy Animal health
  • Resting Insect behaviour on flower
  • True Pollinator Insect on Flower

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