Eucalyptus variegated beetle at Undefined Area
Identification history
| Paropsisterna cloelia | 24 Mar 2024 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Unidentified | 23 Mar 2024 | HappyWanderer |
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2 comments
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)
Location information
- Coordinates 149.147850-35.203628
- Maps Budjan Galindji (Franklin Grassland) Reserve
- Places Franklin, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 22 Mar 2024 12:51 PM Recorded on
- HappyWanderer Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Beetles (Coleoptera) Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) HappyWanderer Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Resting Insect behaviour on flower
- True Pollinator Insect on Flower
Species information
- Paropsisterna cloelia Scientific name
- Eucalyptus variegated beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1650.77m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Paropsisterna variicollis
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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