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Beetles (Coleoptera)
Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae)

Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae)

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Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae)

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Dicranosterna semipunctata at Penrose, NSW by Aussiegall
Paropsis pictipennis (Tea-tree button beetle) at Penrose, NSW by Aussiegall
Paropsis atomaria (Eucalyptus leaf beetle) at Mittagong, NSW by Span102
Paropsisterna octosignata (Eucalyptus leaf beetle) at Brownlow Hill, NSW by RandallG
Paropsisterna fastidiosa (Eucalyptus leaf beetle) at Brownlow Hill, NSW by RandallG

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clarehoneydove wrote:
31 Jan 2025
Sorry @MichaelMulvaney I think we have had this exact exchange on another sighting. Excuse my poor memory.
Cadmus (Lachnabothra) subgenus
AlisonMilton wrote:
30 Jan 2025
Thanks. I'm not familiar with that larvae.
Paropsis augusta
owenh wrote:
30 Jan 2025
Definately not butterfly related. Suggest this is a Paropsis augusta larva.
Paropsis augusta
AlisonMilton wrote:
30 Jan 2025
Ummm, Had to delete and reload as I've noticed an annoying new 'feature' in that the primary photo doesn't update if you change it.
Paropsisterna cloelia
AlisonMilton wrote:
30 Jan 2025
@mike Thanks Mike, I added the wrong photo for the previous sighting. Now fixed.
Paropsisterna cloelia

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Dicranosterna semipunctata

Paropsis pictipennis at Penrose, NSW

Paropsis pictipennis at Penrose, NSW

Paropsis atomaria at Mittagong, NSW

Paropsis atomaria at Mittagong, NSW

Paropsisterna octosignata at Brownlow Hill, NSW

Orcus sp. (genus) at Brownlow Hill, NSW

Paropsisterna fastidiosa at Brownlow Hill, NSW

Paropsisterna fastidiosa at Brownlow Hill, NSW

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