Paropsisterna sp. (genus)

2 A leaf beetle at Undefined Area

Paropsisterna sp. (genus) at Undefined Area - 27 Oct 2016 12:28 PM
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Paropsisterna sp. (genus) 26 Apr 2025 DiBickers
Orcus australasiae 24 Jul 2020 MichaelBedingfield
Orcus australasiae, Orange-spotted Ladybird 10 Jul 2020 MichaelBedingfield
Unverified 9 Jul 2020 Alburyconservationcompany

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4 comments

   10 Jul 2020
See:
https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Species/22656
jks wrote:
   18 Jul 2020
Hi michaelb - I have now added that as a species to the taxonomy
   24 Jul 2020
Thanks Jen
DiBickers wrote:
   26 Apr 2025
This one may look similar to Orcus australasiae, but it’s actually a Leaf Beetle not a Ladybird Beetle. It appears to have two rows of four spots but It’s difficult for me to see enough detail in this one photo to verify whether it’s Paropsisterna octosignata, or the mimic Paropsisterna nigerrima, so I’ll have to put it through at Genus-level😊

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