A leaf beetle at Melba, ACT
Identification history
| Paropsisterna annularis | 21 Feb 2021 | KimPullen | ||
| Paropsisterna annularis | 30 Jan 2021 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Paropsisterna hectica | 2 Jan 2021 | kasiaaus |
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User's notes
I'm not sure it's Paropsisterna hectica but I can't find anything else that matches.
2 comments
KimPullen
wrote:
21 Feb 2021
Matches images of P. annularis, although I'm not convinced that P. annularis is distinct from P. nobilitata.
kasiaaus
wrote:
21 Feb 2021
Thanks Alison and Kim. I find leaf beetles very difficult. They can be very different within one species and quite similar and not be the same species. In any case they are just wonderful.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.050268-35.208855
- Altitude 563.0m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 17 Dec 2020 11:14 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Beetles (Coleoptera) Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae)
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Paropsisterna annularis Scientific name
- A leaf beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 652.56m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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