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Paropsis aegrota aegrota
Is it dead? Thanatosis - Feigning death. Beetles often drop off their branch before you get the camera ready and may lay comatose on the ground for a few seconds before they make an easy escape.
Spotted on Sep 16, 2012
Submitted on Sep 16, 2012
4 Comments
I haven't noticed any flares on males or females. I'm not sure how to tell the gender. Some species have smaller males, otherwise I cannot tell without a microscope.
Except for these; the male and female is well determined, I think http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/815...
Here's a cute little Paropsis I spotted a few years back: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/345...
Wonderful spotting..!!
I love these little leaf beetles, especially their feet. If I remember correctly, the males have a flare at the edge of their carapaces. Which would make this a female.