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Paropsis atomaria
A common sight is this leaf beetle depositing a distinctive cluster of eggs on the succulent tips of eucalyptus.
When they are not doing this, they are mating
Spotted on Nov 8, 2012
Submitted on Nov 8, 2012
4 Comments
Thanks for your comments Kimkiu, Leanne and Yuko. I watched her rotating around the twig after depositing each egg, so as to position them at all angles. Quite fascinting.
Fascinating spotting!
Incredible! I was thrilled to even catch a glimpse of these beetles & here you've captured them laying eggs Martin??? Bravo! :)
i spotted the same scene in templestowe last sunday.!!