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Paropsine Leaf Beetle (Paropsis geographica) A reddish-brown leaf beetle with cream spots. Elytra were pitted. The wiggly pale patterns on the outer margins of the pronotum gave it a scalloped look. The beetle would have been about 14 mm long.<br /> Spotted on Manna Gum ( Eucalyptus viminalis)<br /> That&#039;s two leaf beetles in two days - can&#039;t believe it !<br /> <br /> <br /> Australia,Geotagged,Paropsis geographica,Spring Click/tap to enlarge

Paropsine Leaf Beetle (Paropsis geographica)

A reddish-brown leaf beetle with cream spots. Elytra were pitted. The wiggly pale patterns on the outer margins of the pronotum gave it a scalloped look. The beetle would have been about 14 mm long.
Spotted on Manna Gum ( Eucalyptus viminalis)
That's two leaf beetles in two days - can't believe it !


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  1. View Martin Lagerwey's profile
    Martin Lagerwey
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    Check the large apical elytral spot. This is further back on your beetle and this means it is the much less common paropsisterna marmorea.
    They are really, really, really similar but distinguished by this feature alone, (and different distribution which largely overlaps). However, they are two species according to dissection so we must be pedantic.
    Paropsis marmorea A brown leaf beetle spangled with cream verrucae on the elytra. Australia,Geotagged,Paropsis marmorea,Spring,paropsis
     Posted 8 years ago, modified 8 years ago

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The Paropsis geographica

Paropsis geographica is an Australian species of leaf beetle. This species is similar to P. marmorea and P. aegrota and P. lutea. They need a close comparison between the placement of the three main (largest) blotches on each elytra.

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Species identified by Leuba Ridgway
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Uploaded Sep 30, 2017. Captured Sep 29, 2017 13:32 in 210 Glenfern Rd, Upwey VIC 3158, Australia.
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  • f/3.7
  • 10/800s
  • ISO200
  • 10.99mm