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Chrysomelid Leaf Beetle
Paropsisterna decolorata
-37.9379, 145.31
Field Notes
Description:
A beautiful leaf beetle as if made of ivory and enamel. Elytra were a greenish red with rows of pitting and thin white lines running through the length. The elytra was also covered by small white irregular spots including the outer margins which were green. The inner margins were clear of pattern and thus showed a definite separation between the wings. Pronotum and head were green with white patterns.
Habitat:
Spotted on a eucalyptus tree in a national park. <br>
Occurrence record: <br>
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:24…
Notes:
Family: Chrysomelidae <br>
Subfamily: Chyrsomelinae <br>
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