Tortoise leaf beetle | Project Noah

Photo by MartinL

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Field Notes

Description:

A nice light variation of this variable beetle.
This is the first time spotting of this species for me :)

Habitat:

On a eucalyptus leaf (stringybark) in a nature reserve.

Notes:

Please note the first image in the eol site is incorrectly named Paropsis chabdis. I believe it is Paropsisterna m-fuscum or Trachymela sp.

http://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Paropsis_charybdis
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Paropsis+charybdis

Reference Links:

Eucalyptus Tortoise Beetle (Paropsis charybdis) - Information on Eucalyptus Tor…, NZ Farm Forestry - Paropsis charybdis, Eucalyptus tortoise beetle

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Photographed

September 13, 2014

PublishedSeptember 13, 2014

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