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Paropsis confusa A small Paropsis at about 7mm. What is confusing? This is found on Baekia plants in Western Victoria and much of South Australia. Paropsis almost all feed on Eucalyptus. Australia,Geotagged,Paropsisterna confusa,Summer,paropsis,paropsis confusa Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Paropsis confusa

A small Paropsis at about 7mm. What is confusing? This is found on Baekia plants in Western Victoria and much of South Australia. Paropsis almost all feed on Eucalyptus.

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    Ferdy Christant
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    I'm in awe on how you can even distinguish between these species. Posted 9 years ago
  2. View Martin Lagerwey's profile
    Martin Lagerwey
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    Ferdy, we have an error here. This beetle is in genus Paropsis. Not Paropsisterna.
    Maybe that is why Thomas Blackburn called it 'confusa'
    http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Paropsis+confusa#tab_gallery     Posted 9 years ago
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      Hehe, sorry, my mistake. I created several in a row and probably got a little sloppy, thanks for being sharp to spot this. Posted 9 years ago

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The Paropsis confusa

Paropsis confusa is a leaf beetle found in central southern Australia.

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

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Uploaded Jun 14, 2016. Captured Jan 20, 2016 14:23 in 671 Kiata S Rd, Gerang Gerung VIC 3418, Australia.
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  • Canon EOS 600D
  • f/16.0
  • 1/197s
  • ISO200
  • 65mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.