Leaf beetle at Bungendore, NSW
Identification history
| Paropsis obsoleta | 13 Oct 2024 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Paropsis obsoleta | 12 Oct 2024 | martinl | ||
| Paropsis atomaria | 12 Oct 2024 | clarehoneydove |
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2 comments
martinl
wrote:
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.
clarehoneydove
wrote:
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
- 12 Oct 2024 11:11 AM Recorded on
- clarehoneydove Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) clarehoneydove
Additional information
- Eucalyptus Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Paropsis obsoleta Scientific name
- Leaf beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 778m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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