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Paropsisterna octosignita

Paropsisterna octosignita

Photo by MartinL
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Field Notes

Description:

This glossy black leaf beetle has eight small orange or red blotches on the elytra. It is quite flat compared with its allies and the setose larva is illustrated.

Habitat:

This nocturnal beetle is occasionally found under bark of various Eucalyptus including Yellow Box, E. meliodora in this case, or swamp gum, E, ovata. It is widespread and occasionally occurs in large numbers as in this situation.

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like two friends chatting together....very nice timing...
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PublishedApril 3, 2019

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