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Paropsisterna sp.
A beautifully colored leaf beetle usually occurs with pale tan colors but the red stripes along its elytra are unusually strong. This species is similar to Paropsisterna decolorata but there is some difficulty in deciding if it fits into that species. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/229... http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/126...
Feeding on leaves of red box eucalypt. In a nature reserve.
Spotted on Aug 28, 2014
Submitted on Aug 30, 2014
3 Comments
Thanks Mark
Thanks Stephanie.
Its a sometimes common beetle with an uncommon color pattern.
Love the coloring on this one! Beautiful photos!
Another little cracker.