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Paropsisterna octosignata
A brightly spotted leaf beetle in mid winter. This uncommon species survives winter by hiding under bark and feeding at night time.
Under bark.
Spotted on Aug 18, 2015
Submitted on Aug 18, 2015
3 Comments
Thanks Martin. Will do.
This was just lucky. There are almost no paropsines on leaves yet. This was hibernating under bark, wrapped in webs. I was sure it was dead. The best finds for now are on flowering Acacia. Try Acacia pycnantha (flowers) for Peltoschema suturalis. Its glorious.
Nice one Martin. Haven't found much life around these parts. So good to see this one.