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Leaf beetle
Paropsisterna delittlei
-42.0351, 146.637
Field Notes
Description:
This dull paropsine beetle is endemic to Tasmania. A typically large tortoise leaf beetle with light speckles on the elytra. The elytral suture is sulcate and darkly marked.
Habitat:
Feeding on foliage of eucalyptus.
Notes:
This beetle was spotted and supplied by Ian.
The specimens are used to compile a comprehensive online collection of the 71 species of beetles in the genus Paropsis.
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Reference Links:
Paropsis delittlei - Insects of Tas: Chrysomeloidea
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedJanuary 28, 2015
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