Eucalyptus leaf beetle at Scullin, ACT
Identification history
| Paropsisterna octosignata | 11 Mar 2025 | AlisonMilton |
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DiBickers
wrote:
12 Mar 2025
@AlisonMilton what appears to be perforated dotted lines on the wings makes me think this might actually be the mimic Paropsisterna nigerrima (not Paropsisterna octosignata)?
Location information
- Coordinates 149.035365-35.238120
- Altitude 615.9m
- Places Scullin, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 10 Mar 2025 01:49 PM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
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AlisonMilton NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Paropsisterna octosignata Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Additional information
- Eucalyptus Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Paropsisterna octosignata Scientific name
- Eucalyptus leaf beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 960.4m Recorded at altitude
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