Paropsisterna m-fuscum
Eucalyptus Leaf Beetle at Yackandandah, VIC
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| Paropsisterna m-fuscum | AlisonMilton | 23 Oct 2023 | ||
| Paropsisterna m-fuscum | KylieWaldon | 23 Oct 2023 | ||
| Paropsisterna decolorata | KylieWaldon | 22 Oct 2023 |
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User's notes
There were three beetles of this colouring. This was the larger one.
2 comments
22 Oct 2023
@KylieWaldon Hi Kylie, the beetle is P. m-fuscum. I think the larve look like they could be P. atomaria. The description of the eggs also fit P. atomaria, which confirms my thoughts about the larvae. Could you please post the larvae separately. The leaf beetle species page Ferns and Clubmosses & page 6, show examples of eggs, larvae and adults. If you message me with you email address I can send you a document I produced last year where I raised a number of larvae in an attempt to match up the beetles.
Regards
Alison
Regards
Alison
23 Oct 2023
thanks alison. yes that would be helpful. After a while I wasn't sure if they were all the same species or different! I will email u. So many leaf beetles this season and such a variety. TY :)
Location information
- Coordinates 146.834155-36.318556
- Places Yackandandah, VIC
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- 22 Oct 2023 08:20 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Egg laying Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- KylieWaldon NatureMapr Paropsisterna m-fuscum Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Paropsisterna m-fuscum Scientific name
- Eucalyptus Leaf Beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1205.52m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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