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Paropsis sp. [variolosa group]
A gorgeous red tortoise leaf beetle likely to be a Paropsis species but not one that I have ever seen before.
Country roadside eucalyptus.
http://lifeunseen.com/index2_item_7006.p... http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_... http://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/science/Evo... http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/showima...
Spotted on Feb 4, 2014
Submitted on Feb 9, 2014
2 Comments
This specimen is determined to belong in the variolosa species group which includes several species.
This is similar to a sub - genus but the species is still undetermined.
Wow that's a nice one! No luck yet with ID? It's got quite a flange on it's thorax.