Paropsisterna pictipes

Eucalyptus leaf beetle at Booth, ACT

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Identification history

Paropsisterna pictipes	26 Jan 2025	AlisonMilton
Paropsisterna detrita	18 Jan 2025	WendyEM
Unverified	18 Jan 2025	VanceLawrence

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2 comments

AlisonMilton wrote:

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.

clarehoneydove wrote:

19 Jan 2025

Interesting though that we do seem to share quite a lot of species with tassie!

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Sighting information

1 Abundance
18 Jan 2025 09:09 AM Recorded on
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VanceLawrence NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size
Unknown Gender
Alive / healthy Animal health

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
Machine learning
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania