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Variole Paropsine Beetle Larva

Paropsis variolosa

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Field Notes

Description:

7 or 8mm black headed, dark larval grubs in a community on a gum leaf. In this case only one community on one leaf was visible

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Variole Paropsine Beetle - Paropsis variolosa

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
MartinL
This appears to be an early instar of the same leaf beetle. They begin life communally and larger instars are more likely to disperse.

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PublishedFebruary 26, 2013

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