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Green leaf beetle

Paropsisterna sp.

Photo by MartinL
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Field Notes

Description:

A bright green leaf beetle with red shoulders.

Habitat:

On Red Box Eucalyptus.
In a nature reserve.

Notes:

This is a new sighting for me :)

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (7)
MartinL
Here is the other one http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/895236004
lori.tas
My thought as well. Color of the thorax all wrong.
MartinL
Yes, its close but not near enough.
lori.tas
Sure Martin, no problem. This is my only green spotting. And from what I can see all the leaf beetles are vary variable. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/73496044
MartinL
Thanks Lori. It is recorded by Tony in Tasmania, so now you have to ID it for me :) Thanks stephanielrickman. But it has taken me way to long to figure out how to use the camera...

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PublishedAugust 27, 2014

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