Paropsis obsoleta
Leaf beetle at Bungendore, NSW
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| Paropsis obsoleta | AlisonMilton | 13 Oct 2024 | |
| Paropsis obsoleta | martinl | 12 Oct 2024 | |
| Paropsis atomaria | clarehoneydove | 12 Oct 2024 |
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2 comments
12 Oct 2024
The pronotal pattern is wrong for atomaria. This usually banded leaf beetle is sometimes completely pale as in this example. Paropsisterna obsoleta is more perfectly round than atomaria. They love coppice Eucalyptus. Nice find.
12 Oct 2024
Thanks @martinl I was curious about this guy- couldn't figure out the I.d.
Location information
- Places Bungendore, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- clarehoneydove Recorded by
- Eucalyptus Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- clarehoneydove Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Paropsis obsoleta Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Paropsis obsoleta Scientific name
- Leaf beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 795m Recorded at altitude
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