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Painted leaf beetle (Paropsis-pictipennis) Celebrating Spring on ?Kunzea sp. About 10mm long<br /> In an outer urban nature reserve with a sparse mix of grasses, small eucalyptus, acacia, kunzea, pomaderris and others.<br /> Painted leaf beetle. Peter Chew has &#039;Tea Tree Leaf Beetle - Paropsis pictipennis (Procrisina pictipennis)&#039; Australia,Geotagged,Painted leaf beetle,Paropsis pictipennis,Spring,paropsis Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Painted leaf beetle (Paropsis-pictipennis)

Celebrating Spring on ?Kunzea sp. About 10mm long
In an outer urban nature reserve with a sparse mix of grasses, small eucalyptus, acacia, kunzea, pomaderris and others.
Painted leaf beetle. Peter Chew has 'Tea Tree Leaf Beetle - Paropsis pictipennis (Procrisina pictipennis)'

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    Martin Lagerwey
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    This species is another anomalous Paropsis, feeding on tea tree (Leptospermum and Kunzea) rather than the usual eucalypts. It is elongate, has aligned elytral puncturations and non crenulate pronotal margin. It is evidently closely related to Paropsis minor and occurs from Hobart to Townsville Posted 9 years ago

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The Painted leaf beetle

A strikingly marked leaf beetle associated with Leptospermum and Kunzea in the southern parts of Australia.

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Similar species: Beetles
Species identified by Mark Ridgway
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By Mark Ridgway

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Uploaded Mar 20, 2016. Captured Sep 23, 2012 00:22 in Stephen Rd, Wonga Park VIC 3115, Australia.
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  • ISO100
  • 8.65mm