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Tortoise leaf beetle

Paropsisterna variicollis

Description:

This variable leaf beetle can be red, green, yellow, brown or entirely black. They usually have two circular marks on either side of the centre line on the pronotum. They usually have strong spotting along the puncturation striae on the disc of the elytra.

Habitat:

On manna gum along roadside

Notes:

A common beetle but hard to resist offering another photo.

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2 Comments

MartinL
MartinL 9 years ago

Thank you RobThacker.
They are a great subject for photography and usually happy to pose for a while.

RobThacker
RobThacker 9 years ago

Awesome shots Martin, great beetle.

MartinL
Spotted by
MartinL

Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Oct 5, 2014
Submitted on Oct 6, 2014

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