A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife
Project Noah Nature School
Paropsis sp.
An unknown species of Paropsis allied to P. ornata. The rugulose edges of the elytra are not a common feature of Paropsis and similar to Paropsis ornata but with darker elytra. P ornata is compared in the last image.
On Eucalyptus
This specimen supplied by Trevor.
Spotted on Feb 14, 2015
Submitted on Feb 21, 2015
3 Comments
Four, beautiful photos....
This is Paropsis albae.
I know this species now from a preview of a scientific paper yet unpublished. It is endemic to New Guinea and this is the first record for Queensland, Australia.
There you are!
I will visit the Victorian museum collection on Monday.
I expect to find a name for your green Paropsis, still a favorite of mine :)
I shall let you know.