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Paropsisterna beata (rubrosignata)
Introducing the blushing twin of Paropsisterna beata with its six vibrant spots and bright red trim http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/102... Spotted by the keen eyes of Christiane, there is only one image online that I am aware of. Beata translates from latin to 'blassed' and occurs in every mainland state of Australia
The species Paropsisterna rubrosignata does not exist as a valid taxon in ALA http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:b... I believe it s incorporated into the similar P. beata from this reference http://collections.museumvictoria.com.au... PaDIL once considered it as its own species file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/User/My%20Documents/1A%20Katie/PaDIL-Eucalyptleafbeetles-Paropsisterna.pdf This beetle was found by Christiane in Queensland and sent to me for research purposes. Thank you CG.
Spotted on Jan 19, 2015
Submitted on Jan 21, 2015
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You are welcome. Glad they made it! :)