Chrysomelidae sp. (family)

Unidentified Leaf Beetle at Black Range, NSW

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Identification history

CHRYSOMELIDAE (family)	15 May 2020	KimPullen
CHRYSOMELIDAE (family)	15 May 2020	KimPullen
Unverified	26 Apr 2020	StephH

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User's notes

Again, I'm guessing this is a button beetle and maybe genus Paropsis. About 1 cm long and very shy.

4 comments

StephH wrote:

26 Apr 2020

Yes, looked that one up and I agree: mine is definitely a faded specimen but the pattern and shape are very similar. Thanks very much.

KimPullen wrote:

15 May 2020

I think it's either Paropsisterna or Dicranosterna, but it's not one I'm familiar with. I checked it against Martin Lagerwey's gallery at https://sites.google.com/site/leafbeetlesofaustralia/, but couldn't find a match. Interesting.

StephH wrote:

15 May 2020

Thanks Kim. There are lots of these beetles around our property at present, some darker than this. I'll post some of those when I can find them.

KimPullen wrote:

30 Jul 2020

I don't think it's P. octosignata, the shape and proportions are different and the way each elytron is margined in black is distinctive.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.846045 -36.732464
Places Black Range, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
26 Apr 2020 01:12 PM Recorded on
StephH Recorded by
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Insects Beetles (Coleoptera) Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) StephH South Coast NatureMapr

Species information

Chrysomelidae sp. (family) Scientific name
Unidentified Leaf Beetle Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1583.3m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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