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Paropsis deserti Big Desert This beetle is pale and crusty, well suited to the desert.  It is widespread across the inland of Australia.   It was found on a large fine leafed stringybark eucalyptus tree in Western Victoria. Australia,Big Desert,Chrysomelidae,Geotagged,Paropsis,Paropsis deserti,Spring,Yanac,coleoptera Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Paropsis deserti Big Desert

This beetle is pale and crusty, well suited to the desert. It is widespread across the inland of Australia. It was found on a large fine leafed stringybark eucalyptus tree in Western Victoria.

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  1. Wonderful, these beetles with all their different patterns are so "collectable", I can imagine your interest in them. Posted 9 years ago

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Paropsis deserti is pale and crusty, well suited to the desert. It is widespread across the inland of Australia.

Similar species: Beetles
Species identified by WildFlower
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By Martin Lagerwey

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Uploaded Mar 26, 2016. Captured Dec 11, 2015 06:33 in 51 Yanac-Netherby Rd, Yanac VIC 3418, Australia.
  • Canon EOS 600D
  • f/20.0
  • 1/197s
  • ISO200
  • 100mm