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Tortoise leaf beetle

Paropsisterna sp.

Photo by MartinL
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Field Notes

Description:

A leaf beetle with unusual brown patches on its back. The genus us common but this pattern (species) was seen only once.

Habitat:

Feasting on a young eucalyptus sapling.

Notes:

http://lifeunseen.com/index2_item_7229.php
DHobern calls this Chrysophtharta sp. but this genus has now been incorporated into the expanded Paropsisterna which contains about 100 species so far.
http://eol.org/data_objects/25802494

Reference Links:

Chrysophtharta sp. from Flickr: EOL Images, None

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