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Paropsisterna variicollis

Paropsisterna variicollis

Photo by Mark Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

This one escaped from a friend's container. About 12mm long it should be on eucalyptus leaf but is looking puzzled here on an acacia leaf.

Habitat:

In an outer urban nature reserve with a sparse mix of grasses, small eucalyptus, acacia, kunzea, pomaderris and others.

Notes:

http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Paropsisterna+variicollis <br> https://sites.google.com/site/insectsoftaschrysomeloidea/suborder-polyp…

Reference Links:

Paropsisterna variicollis - Information on Paropsisterna variicollis, http://morwellnp.pangaean.net/cgi-bin/show_species.cgi?find_this=Paropsisterna%…

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Comments (1)
CharliePrice
Getting lots of beetle spotting's in Mark, makes me think it's time for a walk up in the nearby reserve close to home.

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PublishedSeptember 22, 2014

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