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Paropsis pictipennis

Tea-tree button beetle at O'Connor, ACT

Paropsis pictipennis at O'Connor, ACT - 29 Dec 2016
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Identification history

Paropsis pictipennis 3 Jan 2017 KimPullen
Paropsis pictipennis 2 Jan 2017 ibaird
Paropsis sp. (genus) 2 Jan 2017 ibaird

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Feeding on Burgan (Kunzea ericoides). Species identification suggested is after Farrow (2016), see p. 144.

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  • 1 Abundance
  • 29 Dec 2016 01:50 PM Recorded on
  • ibaird Recorded by

Additional information

  • Kunzea ericoides Associated plant
  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

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