Paropsisterna cloelia
Eucalyptus variegated beetle at Aranda, ACT
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| Paropsisterna cloelia | AlisonMilton | 30 Mar 2025 | |
| Chrysomelidae sp. (family) | DiBickers | 30 Mar 2025 | |
| Pergidae sp. (family) | CarbonAI | 30 Mar 2025 | |
| Unverified | KMcCue | 30 Mar 2025 |
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User's notes
Should they be removed to help out the young tree?
2 comments
7 Apr 2025
Tree will recover. Leaf Beetle and Sawfly larvae rarely kill trees and are an essential part of the ecology. Food sources for many other species.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.081786-35.257428
- Altitude 635.5m
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 30 Mar 2025 03:39 PM Recorded on
- KMcCue Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- KMcCue NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Paropsisterna cloelia Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Paropsisterna cloelia Scientific name
- Eucalyptus variegated beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1650.77m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Paropsisterna variicollis
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