Eucalyptus Leaf Beetle at Beechworth, VIC
Identification history
| Paropsisterna m-fuscum | 16 Oct 2023 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Unidentified | 15 Oct 2023 | KylieWaldon |
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User's notes
never seen these beetle larva before. They were very tiny. up to 6mm long.
3 comments
AlisonMilton
wrote:
16 Oct 2023
@KylieWaldon This is about the only beetle I find on this particular species of Eucalypt.
KylieWaldon
wrote:
16 Oct 2023
Nope never seen it before. I maybe did get a bad shot of a beetle on the same sapling though. I thought I was just imagining a beetle out of it!! (weirdly coloured) I will include it. TYVM Alison. Kylie :)
Location information
- Maps Chiltern-Mt Pilot National Park
- Places Beechworth, VIC
Sighting information
- 11 Abundance
- 15 Oct 2023 09:11 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
Additional information
- gum tree Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Paropsisterna m-fuscum Scientific name
- Eucalyptus Leaf Beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 1205.52m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Confirmed by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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