Striped Leaf Beetle: Posterior

Striped Leaf Beetle (Paropsisterna intacta)

Class:

Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta)

Order:

Beetles (Coleoptera)

Family:

Leaf Beetle (Chrysomelidae)

Species:

Striped Leaf Beetle (Paropsisterna intacta)

This Photo:

Posterior

Thank you Martin Lagerwey for identifying this species for us

General Species Information:
Found in the Adelaide Hills and possibly elsewhere
Not only did Martin supply the id for this stunning little beetle, he also very kindly supplied the specimen on his last trip to SA.
While this is the usual colour/pattern, Martin has found them without any spots on the pronotum, nor strips on the back (elytra).

This species is

Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.

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