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Paropsis pantherina
This leaf beetle is small but boldly striped with transverse rows of red dots.
This was found singly on a roadside planting of eucalyptus saplings among many atomaria, beata and cupmoth caterpillars (ouch)
Seen only once before in victoria.
Spotted on Mar 18, 2015
Submitted on Mar 18, 2015
3 Comments
Thanks Mark
Thanks Charlie
This must be related to the (also small) P. minor
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/114...
and also related to P. obsolita
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/120...
What a little cutie , someone still has his Christmas outfit on ! Lovely find and photo's Martin
Cupmoths.. oh no. Great paropsid.