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Leaf Beetle

Paropsis pictipennis

Description:

A small beetle about 10 mm long. Elytra were dark brown with splashes of cream. Pronotum and head were an olive green.

Habitat:

Spotted on Kunzea in a reserve.

Notes:

My thanks to Martin L for help with spotting these beetles. They were difficult to photograph on the plant.
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Chrysomelinae

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1 Comment

MartinL
MartinL 9 years ago

Oh yes you know that already.

Leuba Ridgway
Spotted by
Leuba Ridgway

Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Sep 22, 2014
Submitted on Oct 8, 2014

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