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Paropsis bella
Bellissima! Or actually, bellissio, for this is a male, indicated by its longer antennae. Some leaf beetles are scarce and this colorful specimen has been on my wish list for two years and required searching in higher branches of alpine gums.
Manna type gums .
We searched for this species for ages. What a reward! Bella means beautiful.
Spotted on Feb 4, 2016
Submitted on Feb 4, 2016
5 Comments
That is special!
Thanks Christiane.
This one is only Victoria and NSW.
We've had to go to the mountains because beetles are scarce during mid summer.
Great spotting.. I have not seen any of them at my new place.
Thanks InêsVeloso
This one is actually a boy, you can tell by the long antennae.
I guess I should say bellissimo.
nice shots!