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Tortoise leaf beetle

Paropsis aegrota aegrota

Photo by MartinL
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Field Notes

Description:

A hemispherical beetle evenly pitted elytra and several larger cream dots.
Fairly uncommon beetle had a small cluster of characteristic eggs.

Habitat:

Young leaves of a eucalyptus sapling.

Notes:

http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8852418
http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/forestry/forest_health/forest_health_fact_shee…
http://lifeunseen.com/index2_item_5792.php
http://www.padil.gov.au/pests-and-diseases/Pest/Main/135765/4228

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
MartinL
Thanks Jemma Thanks Mark. I cannot absolutely confirm these eggs as they were on the next branch. Only one of these beetles and one egg cluster. There were dozens of P. atomaria with their eggs and many dozens of P. varicollis with their characteristic eggs.
Mark Ridgway
Very interesting egg arrangement Martin - might be a partial key to ID??. We're seeing some unusual ones so far this season.
HemaShah
eggs look cylindrical compared to other beetle eggs that I have seen.

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PublishedSeptember 15, 2013

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