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Paropsis variolosa
7 or 8mm black headed, dark larval grubs in a community on a gum leaf. In this case only one community on one leaf was visible
Spotted on Feb 26, 2013
Submitted on Feb 26, 2013
2 Comments
Thanks Martini. It is great to have the id on this one
This appears to be an early instar of the same leaf beetle. They begin life communally and larger instars are more likely to disperse.