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Paropsisterna debilis Paropsisterna debilis occurs only on the fertile region of SW Western Australia. This small colorful beetle is allied to Paropsisterna nobilitata from the southeast coast of Australia. In ancient times when Australia was trropical there was a single population but the drying of the interior has isolated two populations leading to speciation<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/37161/paropsisterna_nobilitata.html" title="Paropsisterna nobilitata"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2776/37161_thumb.JPG?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=0%2BihlmpMCg0NndXn%2B0UZmVyBvzk%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="Paropsisterna nobilitata This bright beetle is common in Tasmania but probably always occurred on the mainland. Slightly larger than the similar examples in the species group and also having larger apical yellow blotches. It can be easily confused with Paropsisterna gloriosa Australia,Geotagged,Leaf beetle,Paropsisterna,Paropsisterna nobilitata,Summer,chrysomelidae" /></a></figure> <br /> Paropsisterna nobilitata from Victoria and Tasmania. Australia,Geotagged,Paropsisterna,Paropsisterna debilis,Spring Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Paropsisterna debilis

Paropsisterna debilis occurs only on the fertile region of SW Western Australia. This small colorful beetle is allied to Paropsisterna nobilitata from the southeast coast of Australia. In ancient times when Australia was trropical there was a single population but the drying of the interior has isolated two populations leading to speciation

Paropsisterna nobilitata This bright beetle is common in Tasmania but probably always occurred on the mainland. Slightly larger than the similar examples in the species group and also having larger apical yellow blotches. It can be easily confused with Paropsisterna gloriosa Australia,Geotagged,Leaf beetle,Paropsisterna,Paropsisterna nobilitata,Summer,chrysomelidae

Paropsisterna nobilitata from Victoria and Tasmania.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Nice one! Is this one endemic to Australia or to one specific part? Posted 7 years ago
  2. View Martin Lagerwey's profile
    Martin Lagerwey
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    It is a Perth endemic. About half of the species found in this corner of Australia do not occur in the east of the country. Posted 7 years ago
  3. View npktoo's profile
    npktoo
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    Just to let you know that one of our project members has, I believe, also spotted this beetle in Porongurup, Western Australia. He has posted the observation to iNaturalist and I have suggested he refer to your sighting to help with ID. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/8420187 Excellent image and information by the way - thankyou for sharing and making your sighting discoverable. Posted 7 years ago

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The Paropsisterna debilis

Paropsisterna debilis is a leaf beetle in the Chrysomelidae family.

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Uploaded Sep 28, 2017. Captured Sep 24, 2017 21:46 in 193 Jon Sanders Dr, Herdsman WA 6017, Australia.
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  • Canon EOS 600D
  • f/16.0
  • 1/166s
  • ISO200
  • 65mm

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