Paropsis deboeri

A Tasmanian endemic species which is similar to P. atomaria, a common mainland species.

Paropsis deboeri
Late March 2011
Mount Wellington
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Early January 2023
Sisters Beach
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Late December 2008
Peter Murrell Reserve, Blackmans Bay
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Paropsis deboeri larvae 3rd instars
Late November 2011
Mount Wellington, kunanyi
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Paropsis deboeri larvae 4th instars
Late November 2011
kunanyi/Mount Wellington, kunanyi
Photo AD
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January 2012
Sisters Beach
Photo KE

Late November 2013
Knocklofty Reserve, nipaluna/ Hobart
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Paropsis deboeri eggs
Late November 2010
Mount Wellington, kunanyi
Their eggs are cemented in ringed clusters, and bear ornate hooks on the ends.
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Early February 2020
Beaumaris?
Images by Julie Wicking, used with permission
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History of the species name deboeri by David de Little.  Resistance fighter, unconventional forester, family man and mentor – the life of Dick de Boer (1922-94) – Website | www.robertonfray.com