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Tortoise leaf beetle

Paropsisterna crocata

Description:

A large leaf beetle with clean and randomly puncturated elytra.

Habitat:

On leaves of manna gum.

Notes:

I have seen four today, all together, I have only ever seen three prior to this.

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5 Comments

MartinL
MartinL 8 years ago

They are married, aroa1 .
It is the husband on top.

MartinL
MartinL 8 years ago

Thank you Dr Sherpa
Thank you sunnyjosef

sunnyjosef
sunnyjosef 8 years ago

Look well armored... enamored I mean.. Lovely find Martin!!

DrNamgyalT.Sherpa
DrNamgyalT.Sherpa 8 years ago

Martin, another classic from you!

Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 8 years ago

Uga-uga! :-)

MartinL
Spotted by
MartinL

Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Sep 19, 2015
Submitted on Sep 20, 2015

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