Paropsis variolosa
Common name: Tortoise Leaf Beetle
Meaning of name:
Unknown.
Distribution:
Found across much of Australia.
Description:
This beetle was approximately 20 millimetres long.
Notes:
This is the most widespread of the 71 species in the genus and is the type species.
We have photographed it in November and December.
References:
Identification and information courtesy of Martin Lagerwey.
Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/1e95c4ff-2de3-4b52-8634-a5e91d5d8665
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