A eucalypt leaf beetle at Cotter River, ACT
Identification history
| Paropsis augusta | 3 Feb 2025 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Paropsis augusta | 30 Jan 2025 | owenh | ||
| Paropsis sp. (genus) | 30 Jan 2025 | RAllen | ||
| Unverified | 25 Jan 2025 | RAllen |
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User's notes
sorry. no idea about species. looks distinctive tho.
6 comments
AlisonMilton
wrote:
30 Jan 2025
@RAllen I'm thinking the wrong type of plant. Perhaps a butterfly larvae??
owenh
wrote:
30 Jan 2025
Definately not butterfly related. Suggest this is a Paropsis augusta larva.
owenh
wrote:
3 Feb 2025
Paropsis augusta (A eucalypt leaf beetle) , https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/15666161
Location information
- Coordinates 148.782592-35.523239
- Altitude 1590.2m
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Cotter River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 20 Jan 2025 12:55 PM Recorded on
- RAllen Recorded by
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Collections
RAllen NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Paropsis augusta Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Additional information
- baeckea utilis Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Larvae or nymphs Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Paropsis augusta Scientific name
- A eucalypt leaf beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 2100.62m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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