Paropsisterna pictipes
Eucalyptus leaf beetle at Booth, ACT
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| Paropsisterna pictipes | AlisonMilton | 26 Jan 2025 | |
| Paropsisterna detrita | WendyEM | 18 Jan 2025 | |
| Unverified | VanceLawrence | 18 Jan 2025 |
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2 comments
19 Jan 2025
Paropsisterna detrita has only been found in Tasmania. More likely a colour variation of Paropsisterna fastidiosa. Plenty of examples of similar on iNaturalist.
19 Jan 2025
Interesting though that we do seem to share quite a lot of species with tassie!
Location information
- Coordinates 148.996389-35.734722
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Booth, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 18 Jan 2025 09:09 AM Recorded on
- VanceLawrence Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- VanceLawrence NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects Paropsisterna pictipes
Species information
- Paropsisterna pictipes Scientific name
- Eucalyptus leaf beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 956.38m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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