Paropsisterna crocata (Paropsisterna crocata) | Project Noah

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Photo by Mark Ridgway

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Field Notes

Description:

A eucalyptus leaf beetle approximately 14mm long. Very even and clean cream coloured face and pronotum; smallish, widely spaced grey multi-faceted eyes; elytra evenly covered with small pits and showing small humps at 'shoulders' and mostly a pale biscuit colour.

Habitat:

Attracted to night lights at the local school which is within dry eucalyptus forests. Evening.

Notes:

Thanks Stephen Thorpe for ID. Some other images of this show a grey beetle. This one surprised me with it's size. It seemed considerably larger than most common leaf beetles. (D Hobern has the same one at genus level only) http://www.padil.gov.au/pests-and-diseases/Pest/Main/135765/4217

Reference Links:

Leaf Beetles - Paropsis - Overview, Paropsisterna crocata | Atlas of Living Australia

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awesome beetle mark!

Nice find Mark!

Thanks Karen.

Great spot Mark!

Thanks beaker and Adarsha. It sure was a pretty one.

Awesome specimen!

Nice one Mark ! Never seen one in cream color earlier!

Brilliant thanks Stephen. Martin if another one crashes into my head while concentrating on moths I'll save it for you.

Superb!!! I saw a large cream beetle last year and it flew before I opened my camera. I have not found it in the literature. Sometimes wondered if I had imagined the whole episode. Seeing your spotting assures me that I might still be sane. Just a bit jealous.

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