Paropsisterna nigerrima
Leaf beetle, Button beetle at Fraser, ACT
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| Paropsisterna nigerrima | AlisonMilton | 6 Sep 2024 | |
| Paropsisterna nigerrima | martinl | 6 Sep 2024 | |
| Unverified | kasiaaus | 6 Sep 2024 |
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User's notes
About 12mm.
3 comments
6 Sep 2024
Not sure what species this is because it was quite a bit smaller than a usual P. octosignata and a seemed bit different.
6 Sep 2024
P. nigerrima has strong rows of puncturation along the elyutra. It is polychromatic, occuring in several color varieties, mimicking various other beetles, usually other Paropsisterna. The erratic appearance of the pale patches on the elytra are related to the series of puncturation running through them and that is the reason this beetle seems a bit different from the more common species such as P. beata, the mimicry model in this case.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.034102-35.176462
- Altitude 573.8m
- Places Fraser, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 4 Sep 2024 12:42 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- kasiaaus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects Paropsisterna nigerrima
Species information
- Paropsisterna nigerrima Scientific name
- Leaf beetle, Button beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 676.1m Recorded at altitude
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