Paropsis delittlei

Paropsis delittlei, a Tasmanian endemic species.

Male
Late November 2011
Mount Wellington, kunanyi
Chrysomelidae-Paropsis_delittlei

Male
Early January 2014
Mount Wellington, kunanyi

Male
Early September 2011
Mount Wellington, kunanyi
An overwintering adult, unusually found under a dolerite rock embedded in the ground. More commonly they will overwinter under bark.
Chrysomelidae-Paropsis_delittlei-overwintering  Chrysomelidae-Paropsis_delittlei-overwintering

Mid July 2011
“Chauncy Vale”, Bagdad
Overwintering under bark on the ground.

Mid April 2012
The Springs, Mount Wellington, kunanyi

Female
Late August 2014
Knocklofty Reserve, Hobart
   
 

Early March 2023
Mount Field National Park

IMG 6787

Female
Late October 2015
Knocklofty Reserve, Hobart
 
 

Male
Late December 2015
Central Highlands
 
 

Female
Mid February 2017
Knocklofty Reserve, Hobart.
On the trunk of a Eucalypt.
Identification thanks to Martin Lagerwey.