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Eucalyptus Leaf Beetle

Paropsisterna m-fuscum

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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25 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 54, February 47, March 58, April 95, May 72, June 92, July 47, August 49, September 48, October 49, November 63, December 49.
United States603
California597
Australia310
Victoria152
New South Wales85
Australian Capital Territory46
South Australia11
Western Australia10
Queensland6
Georgia2

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderBeetles · Coleoptera
FamilyLeaf Beetles · Chrysomelidae
GenusParopsisterna

Sources

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