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Paropsisterna octomaculata This tropical australian beetle is black and orange and variable across its range of tropical Australia. <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/37326/paropsisterna_octomaculata.html" title="Paropsisterna octomaculata"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2776/37326_thumb.JPG?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=97S70b3H3SIMlxZzQRqQJ0lmAfE%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="Paropsisterna octomaculata This orange and black beetle is darker and smaller than the popular form across most of tropical Australia. <br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/37327/paropsisterna_octomaculata.html<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/37325/paropsisterna_octomaculata.html<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/37324/paropsisterna_octomaculata.html<br /> Australia,Geotagged,Paropsisterna,Paropsisterna octomaculata,Summer" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/37325/paropsisterna_octomaculata.html" title="Paropsisterna octomaculata"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2776/37325_thumb.JPG?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=fJXwMxH4crd0acjBvdbFzZyvslQ%3D" width="200" height="152" alt="Paropsisterna octomaculata A bright orange and black leaf beetle which is common in tropical Australia and very variable.<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/37327/paropsisterna_octomaculata.html<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/37326/paropsisterna_octomaculata.html<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/37324/paropsisterna_octomaculata.html<br /> Australia,Geotagged,Paropsisterna,Paropsisterna octomaculata,Summer" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/37324/paropsisterna_octomaculata.html" title="Paropsisterna octomaculata"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2776/37324_thumb.JPG?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=6VD2kCgFJDdAQfD2zzJanVGQ1uw%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="Paropsisterna octomaculata A bright orange and black beetle which is quite convex compared to most other paropsisterna.<br /> This beetle is very variable and other varieties are shown. <br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/37327/paropsisterna_octomaculata.html<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/37326/paropsisterna_octomaculata.html<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/37325/paropsisterna_octomaculata.html<br /> Australia,Geotagged,Paropsisterna,Paropsisterna octomaculata,Summer" /></a></figure><br /> Australia,Fall,Geotagged,Paropsisterna,Paropsisterna octomaculata Click/tap to enlarge

Paropsisterna octomaculata

This tropical australian beetle is black and orange and variable across its range of tropical Australia.

Paropsisterna octomaculata This orange and black beetle is darker and smaller than the popular form across most of tropical Australia. <br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/37327/paropsisterna_octomaculata.html<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/37325/paropsisterna_octomaculata.html<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/37324/paropsisterna_octomaculata.html<br /> Australia,Geotagged,Paropsisterna,Paropsisterna octomaculata,Summer

Paropsisterna octomaculata A bright orange and black leaf beetle which is common in tropical Australia and very variable.<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/37327/paropsisterna_octomaculata.html<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/37326/paropsisterna_octomaculata.html<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/37324/paropsisterna_octomaculata.html<br /> Australia,Geotagged,Paropsisterna,Paropsisterna octomaculata,Summer

Paropsisterna octomaculata A bright orange and black beetle which is quite convex compared to most other paropsisterna.<br /> This beetle is very variable and other varieties are shown. <br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/37327/paropsisterna_octomaculata.html<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/37326/paropsisterna_octomaculata.html<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/37325/paropsisterna_octomaculata.html<br /> Australia,Geotagged,Paropsisterna,Paropsisterna octomaculata,Summer

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    Mark Ridgway
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    That's a great display of variability Martin. You can connect different photos by pasting the html links into the details. Hope you don't mind I have joined yours up. Posted 9 years ago, modified 9 years ago

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The Paropsisterna octomaculata

Paropsisterna octomaculata is a variable Australian leaf beetle.

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Similar species: Beetles
Species identified by Martin Lagerwey
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By Martin Lagerwey

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Uploaded Mar 31, 2016. Captured May 27, 2015 21:38 in 116 Coolibah Dr, Kununurra WA 6743, Australia.
country flag of Australia Explore Australia 13,073 4,173 3
  • Canon EOS 450D
  • f/16.0
  • 1/197s
  • ISO200
  • 65mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.