Paropsisterna hectica

A glossy green beetle sometimes common in heathland or alpine habitats. It appears to be restricted to one foodplant, snow gum and individual populations can vary in color, being yellow rather than green as is the Tasmanian population (called Paropsisterna aurea) and also sometimes with red through the anterior portion of the elytra.

comments (7)

Mark Ridgway

Lion

Beautiful. The odd couple.
Are their pronotums on crooked or is it their faces. :)
If you put this in before the larva it would come up on the ID. Posted 9 years ago, modified 9 years ago

Martin Lagerwey

Lion

It looks like both for the red beetle, she's about to start running off.

Why does not the earlier beetle come up in the ID position?

Posted 9 years ago
1. WildFlower
  
  Lion
  
  The earliest gets the introduction but the ID position is somehow calculated based on karma and it can change according to that. Posted 9 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    You are correct. To elaborate and fully explain:
    
    - The species intro (marked by the blue sign) is awarded to the FIRST photo on the site of that species. This is related to the post date, not the identification date.
    
    - The species cover photo (the photo you see in the species box and in the species browser) is the photo of that species having the most karma, and can indeed change any time. Posted 9 years ago
  2. 1. Martin Lagerwey
      
      Lion
      
      Thanks for the explanation, as the larvae was indeed the last representative to be uploaded. In order to be featured, it seems the adult needs to be beautiful and the larvae must be butt-ugly. This is usually the case for coleoptera but not for some lepidoptera. Posted 9 years ago
    2. 1. Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        Hehe. Yes, in this case the photo of the larvae has more karma than the other photos of this species. Karma is earned in many ways: votes, comments, resolution of the photo, etc. Posted 9 years ago