Chrysomelidae sp. (family)
Unidentified Leaf Beetle at Black Range, NSW
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| CHRYSOMELIDAE (family) | KimPullen | 15 May 2020 | |
| CHRYSOMELIDAE (family) | KimPullen | 15 May 2020 | |
| Unverified | StephH | 26 Apr 2020 |
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User's notes
Again, I'm guessing this is a button beetle and maybe genus Paropsis. About 1 cm long and very shy.
4 comments
26 Apr 2020
Yes, looked that one up and I agree: mine is definitely a faded specimen but the pattern and shape are very similar. Thanks very much.
15 May 2020
I think it's either Paropsisterna or Dicranosterna, but it's not one I'm familiar with. I checked it against Martin Lagerwey's gallery at https://sites.google.com/site/leafbeetlesofaustralia/, but couldn't find a match. Interesting.
15 May 2020
Thanks Kim. There are lots of these beetles around our property at present, some darker than this. I'll post some of those when I can find them.
30 Jul 2020
I don't think it's P. octosignata, the shape and proportions are different and the way each elytron is margined in black is distinctive.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.846045-36.732464
- Places Black Range, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 26 Apr 2020 01:12 PM Recorded on
- StephH Recorded by
Collections
- StephH South Coast NatureMapr Chrysomelidae sp. (family) Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Chrysomelidae sp. (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified Leaf Beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1583.3m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Chrysomelidae sp.