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Paropsis delittlei
A type of eucalyptus leaf beetle. This appears to be the female, which is pinkish brown, whereas the males are brown. Both have the same markings.
Dry sclerophyll bushland.
Flew straight into me. Tasmania endemic.
Spotted on Nov 6, 2010
Submitted on Nov 8, 2010
4 Comments
Welcome Lori... I find Tortoise beetles are less shy than Lady bugs... But in India mostly seen during monsoon. This year not yet find one... Might be I have to go real forests.
Hi Ashish. Thanks. They do their best to thwart me by rarely holding still once I get them in focus. One of the best things about living on an island is getting to show off all the natives. Like this little endemic beetle.
Lovely macro job Lori... wonderful...
I've made a mission called 'Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) of SE Australia. I'd be happy if you would add this specimen that I've never found yet. http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8198...