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Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae)
Sighting 4259673

Paropsisterna octosignata

Eucalyptus leaf beetle at Black Range, NSW

Paropsisterna octosignata at Black Range, NSW - 28 May 2020 07:28 AM
Paropsisterna octosignata at Black Range, NSW - 28 May 2020 07:28 AM
Paropsisterna octosignata at Black Range, NSW - 28 May 2020 07:28 AM
Paropsisterna octosignata at Black Range, NSW - 28 May 2020 07:28 AM
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Paropsisterna octosignata 28 May 2020 StephH
Unverified 15 May 2020 StephH

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Darker form of button beetle (paropsisterna or dicranosterna) like that of an earlier post (4257741). Bad photo, I'm sorry. Can't get them to stay still.

4 comments

StephH wrote:
   16 May 2020
Good idea. I'll give it a shot with the next one I find.
StephH wrote:
   28 May 2020
Found what I think is this beetle on the ALA: https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:1fe08a27-87a2-48b1-8582-6662e64681a0.
StephH wrote:
   28 May 2020
Thanks Jackie. I've added another pic that may help.
KimPullen wrote:
   29 May 2020
Yes I think this is Paropsisterna octosignata. The second image seems to show a tinge of red on the sides of the pronotum, which is not typical of that species, as stated at https://sites.google.com/site/paropsisternablackpages/paropsisterna-octosignata. However that same website shows a Victorian individual that does have a red-margined pronotum.

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