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P charybdis (3 colours)

Paropsis charybdis

Description:

About 12mm long. Pitted blotchy elytra mostly pale pink with some darker patches. This one shows a distinct red tint in the pitting near it's lower margins.

Habitat:

This one was exploring the surface of a Ford SUV at night.

Notes:

Other variations... http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/116... http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/423... http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/378... A serious eucalyptus pest in NZ. http://www.padil.gov.au/pests-and-diseas... http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Paropsis+c...

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2 Comments

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

From what I read you would be sure to see at least one in NZ.

MartinL
MartinL 10 years ago

I am yet to see this one. You and Leuba seem to have the only PN spotting of these. I never thought this species was scarce.

Mark Ridgway
Spotted by
Mark Ridgway

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Sep 23, 2013
Submitted on Sep 24, 2013

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