Eucalyptus Leaf Beetle at Russell, ACT
Identification history
| Paropsisterna m-fuscum | 24 Aug 2024 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Paropsisterna m-fuscum | 22 Aug 2024 | Hejor1 |
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User's notes
At least 3 on acacia. I haven't marked it as a pollinator.
2 comments
martinl
wrote:
24 Aug 2024
These feed on silver gum, blue gum group. The name 'M' in P. m-fuscum originates from the dark mark on the pronotum looking like the letter 'M'. fuscum, of course means black.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.151222-35.301667
- Altitude 565.5m
- Places Russell, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 22 Aug 2024 12:05 PM Recorded on
- Hejor1 Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Hejor1 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Paropsisterna m-fuscum Scientific name
- Eucalyptus Leaf Beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1205.52m Recorded at altitude
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