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Tortoise leaf beetle

Paropsisterna sp

Description:

A spotted leaf beetle very prolific and leaving many groups of eggs on the tips of young leaves.

Habitat:

Healthy saplings of Eucalyptus.

Notes:

This is a variable group and I expect there are several species in the complex. http://www.padil.gov.au/pests-and-diseas... ?

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2 Comments

MartinL
MartinL 10 years ago

This is P. decolorata. They do look similar.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/772...

MartinL
Spotted by
MartinL

Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Sep 14, 2013
Submitted on Sep 14, 2013

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