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Paropsisterna sp. [interlita]
It looks like Paropsisterna intacta with its pinstripes and false ocelli. Maybe its his darker brother. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/784...
On the track to Cathedral Mountain, Taggerty Found, surprisingly on Bursaria spinosa
Spotted on Feb 4, 2014
Submitted on Feb 4, 2014
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Our local authority, Chris Reid, made the following notes;
'Its an undescribed species closest to interlita – we have 3 specimens, from Tyringham & nr Armidale. I synonymised Sterromela with Paropsisterna in 2006. -Chris
Thanks Lauren.
Now this beetle looks like Sterromela which is monotypic (by EOL), even though PaDIL illustrates two.
http://www.padil.gov.au/pests-and-diseas...
Beautiful little beetle.