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Paropsis confusa

Paropsis confusa

Photo by MartinL
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Field Notes

Description:

A small species of Paropsis, one of the smallest. One of very few not feeding on Eucalyptus. They look quite similar to the seed 'nuts' of the Myrtaceae species they live on.

Reference Links:

Paropsis confusa - Paropsis Pages

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Comments (2)
Neil Ross
That's a lovely beetle. Well spotted, Martin.

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Beetles of Southeastern Australia
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PublishedMarch 2, 2019

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