Paropsisterna octosignata

Eucalyptus leaf beetle at Black Range, NSW

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Identification history

	Paropsisterna octosignata	28 May 2020	StephH
	Unidentified	15 May 2020	StephH

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Darker form of button beetle (paropsisterna or dicranosterna) like that of an earlier post (4257741). Bad photo, I'm sorry. Can't get them to stay still.

8 comments

JackieMiles wrote:

16 May 2020

You could chuck them in the fridge for a little while to make them more cooperative! Then get them from a few angles.

StephH wrote:

16 May 2020

Good idea. I'll give it a shot with the next one I find.

StephH wrote:

28 May 2020

Found what I think is this beetle on the ALA: https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:1fe08a27-87a2-48b1-8582-6662e64681a0.

JackieMiles wrote:

28 May 2020

Certainly looks pretty good, although the 8 markings are not so obvious on your animal. I think that was the most similar thing on CNM. But I'd like to have Kim check it.

StephH wrote:

28 May 2020

Thanks Jackie. I've added another pic that may help.

JackieMiles wrote:

28 May 2020

Yep, that is more definitely 8 spotted.

KimPullen wrote:

29 May 2020

Yes I think this is Paropsisterna octosignata. The second image seems to show a tinge of red on the sides of the pronotum, which is not typical of that species, as stated at https://sites.google.com/site/paropsisternablackpages/paropsisterna-octosignata. However that same website shows a Victorian individual that does have a red-margined pronotum.

JackieMiles wrote:

30 May 2020

OK, thanks Kim. I've added the species to our list and confirmed it, and put this image up in the field guide pages.

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