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Paropsisterna sp.
The larvae of some Paropsisterna hide under bark during the daytime. This particular cluster have an infestaton of red mites. The species that hide under bark include Trachymela but I expect these are Paropsisterna morio or Paropsisterna semivittata which were found on the same tree.
Pound Bend Road Warrandyte
Spotted on Nov 15, 2014
Submitted on Nov 15, 2014
4 Comments
Yes, some of them appear quite stunted
A tough start to life.
Thanks Maria.
I have added it.
Nice spotting - it might fit into the mission on arthropods parasitized by other arthropods: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1338...