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Eight-spotted Leaf Beetle

Paropsisterna octosignata

Photo by Leuba Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

An attractive shiny black leaf beetle with two rows of 4 red patches on the elytra. Pronotum, head, eyes and legs were all black.

Habitat:

Spotted on a myrtle bush ( under eucalyptus trees )in a reserve. <br>
Occurence record: <br>
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Paropsisterna+octosignata#

Notes:

Said to live under tree bark and feed on eucalyptus leaves at night. <br>

Family: Chrysomelidae

Reference Links:

Paropsisterna octosignata | Atlas of Living Australia

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Leuba Ridgway
Thanks Martin. Was delighted to find this one- thought of you straightaway and obviously used your website to look it up. There were a few little scarabs, native bees, weevils and the slender-bodied longicorn around - all spotted before so this one was rather special.
MartinL
A scarce beetle. Nice find.

Spotted for Missions

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Beetles of Southeastern Australia
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Dandenong Ranges - fauna & flora

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PublishedOctober 2, 2015

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