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Tortoise leaf beetle

Paropsisterna nigerrima

Photo by MartinL
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Field Notes

Description:

A shiny black leaf beetle with red stripes.
The second one is more pale and the third, with a friend.

Habitat:

Under bark. Prolific. Sometimes together with Paropsisterna morio. (The black one). Found on manna gum

Reference Links:

Paropsisterna nigerrima var. alternata - Paropsisternablackpages

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