Eucalyptus variegated beetle at Hall, ACT
Identification history
| Paropsisterna cloelia | 6 Mar 2024 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Unidentified | 6 Mar 2024 | Harrisi |
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3 comments
DianneClarke
wrote:
6 Mar 2024
I found a pair like this too a couple of days ago so I will be interested to see what the darker one is.
AlisonMilton
wrote:
6 Mar 2024
@DianneClarke Hi Dianne, They are both P. cloelia. As the common name (Eucalyptus variegated beetle) suggests, the colours vary quite a bit from the more common greenish, to very dark.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.072915-35.168094
- Places Hall, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 3 Mar 2024 12:05 PM Recorded on
- Harrisi Recorded by
Additional information
- Acacia sp. Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Mixed Gender
- Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Breeding behaviour Insect behaviour on flower
Species information
- Paropsisterna cloelia Scientific name
- Eucalyptus variegated beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 1650.77m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Paropsisterna variicollis
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