Insects
Beetles (Coleoptera)
Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae)

Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae)

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Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae)

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Discussion

KMcCue wrote:
Yesterday
Sorry bit I took so many photos, all with the same result. It was very nervous of my phone.
Paropsisterna sp. (genus)
AlisonMilton wrote:
Yesterday
@KMcCue Kevin, If there are not too many I wouldn't remove them
Paropsisterna cloelia
AlisonMilton wrote:
Yesterday
@KMcCue Probably P. cloelia but only going to ID to family name.
Paropsisterna sp. (genus)
DiBickers wrote:
Yesterday
The face & pronotum markings (together with the faint elytral line shape & placement) & the subtle difference in colouration along the flange make me want to say this is Paropsis atomaria. However, they generally have a faint pair of darker dots halfway along the elytra toward the midline and another pair toward the posterior elytral midline (sometimes joined by a faint line, sometimes not) which yours doesn’t appear to have. This makes me hesititant to Verify it to Species-level given these subtle differences can often mean a different species. That being said, I have also seen a few photos which also lack the dots but I’m not confident enough to say they have been identified correctly in the first instance to use them as a comparison (though they may well be). I’ll tag @martinl as he is a guru with Chrysomelidae, but he is also very busy so may not see my commentary (but here’s to hoping). In the interim I think it’s a pretty safe bet for me to Verify this to Genus-level for you😊
Paropsis (paropsine) genus-group
DiBickers wrote:
Yesterday
I can just make out the vertical black line on the pronotum, black scutellum & the dot on the lateral pronotum (in addition to the coloured band size and placement) so I reckon this is likely Calomela curtisi😊
Calomela curtisi

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