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Paropsine Leaf Beetle

Paropsis geographica

Photo by Leuba Ridgway
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

A reddish-brown leaf beetle with cream spots. Elytra were pitted. The wiggly pale patterns on the outer margins of the pronotum gave it a scalloped look. The beetle would have been about 14 mm long.

Habitat:

Spotted on Manna Gum ( E.viminalis)

Notes:

Family: Chrysomelidae

Reference Links:

Paropsis - Wikipedia, Paropsis geographica - Paropsis Pages

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Beetles of Southeastern Australia
Mission
Dandenong Ranges - fauna & flora

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PublishedSeptember 29, 2017

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