Paropsisterna crocata (Crocata button beetle)
Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae
Easily recognised, amongst the other large local Paropsis-group species, by its uniformly opaque pale pinkish-grey colour and evenly punctate elytra.
(Paropsis porosa is similarly large and pale, but is yellowish, has white markings on the pronotum, a white scutellum bordered in black, and has the sides of the pronotum notched.)
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Regional distribution
Paropsisterna crocata is listed in the following regions: