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Tortoise leaf beetle
Paropsisterna agricola
-36.9557, 144.238
Field Notes
Description:
Golden shouldered leaf beetle. This unusual variety is likely a different species, Of 100 or so spotted today, these only two with this pattern had already found each other. The most common variety is compared in pic 4, being two different species.
Habitat:
Feeding on young leaves of Eucalyptus
Reference Links:
Paropsisterna agricola - Insects of Tasmania: Coleoptera
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedSeptember 14, 2013
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