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Tortoise leaf beetle

Paropsisterna sp.

Description:

A small hemispherical leaf beetle with a complex pattern of red and cream colors on its elytra

Habitat:

On young eucalyptus sapling in arid inland victoria.

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6 Comments

MartinL
MartinL 10 years ago

Thank you mac.
This shares the same shoulder pads as the spotting of SS
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/149...

MacChristiansen
MacChristiansen 10 years ago

Nice series Martin

MartinL
MartinL 10 years ago

Thanks Shanna, beetles certainly are my focus.
Thanks Mark
Thanks Leuba, I like the pink tail in the last pic. They sure look like a lighter version of these two. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/115...

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 10 years ago

I love the blue on the elytra - nice spotting, Martin.

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Super colours.

ShannaB
ShannaB 10 years ago

A lovely one, Martin! You are finding plenty of leaf beetles lately.

MartinL
Spotted by
MartinL

Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Jan 11, 2014
Submitted on Jan 11, 2014

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