1 Lignea leaf beetle at Cotter River, ACT
Identification history
| Paropsisterna lignea | 15 Apr 2018 | KimPullen | ||
| Paropsisterna lignea | 13 Apr 2018 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Paropsisterna intacta | 7 Apr 2018 | MichaelBedingfield |
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4 comments
KimPullen
wrote:
13 Apr 2018
Online information is confusing about Paropsisterna intacta and P. lignea. This one seems to match that at http://www.bowerbird.org.au/observations/104730, said to be a variety of P. lignea. But it is different to that called lignea at http://www.bowerbird.org.au/observations/49253. Perhaps lignea can have 10 thick stripes or 18 thin ones.
MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
13 Apr 2018
Thanks Kim
The Atlas shows a variety of forms for P. lignea, see:
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:d016d8be-76e4-4a13-acf3-d3c5bd130902#gallery
The Atlas shows a variety of forms for P. lignea, see:
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:d016d8be-76e4-4a13-acf3-d3c5bd130902#gallery
RogerF
wrote:
13 Apr 2018
I suggest checking with Chris Reid. He identified the species with the 10 thick lines as lignea and 18 thin ones as intatca see pictures in my book.
KimPullen
wrote:
16 Apr 2018
Thanks Michael and Roger. I'll confirm it as lignea for now; we can change it if Chris disagrees.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.816265-35.535272
- Altitude 1497.6m
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Cotter River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 2 Apr 2018 01:43 PM Recorded on
- SWishart Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Beetles (Coleoptera) Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) SWishart Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Perched on a stem of grass at least a metre off the ground Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Paropsisterna lignea Scientific name
- Lignea leaf beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1497.6m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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