Paropsine Leaf Beetle | |
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Paropsis intermedia | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Subfamily: | Chrysomelinae |
Genus: |
Paropsis Olivier, 1807 |
Type species | |
Paropsis obsoleta
Olivier, 1807
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Species | |
See complete list in text | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Paropsis is a genus of Chrysomelidae, commonly referred to as tortoise beetles, which includes over 70 described species. [3] Their small size, bright colours and patterns, and roughly hemispherical shape cause them to be mistaken for beetles in the family Coccinellidae (ladybirds). [4] They are distributed across Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. [5] Some species, Paropsis atomaria in particular, have been introduced to the United States in California with first official documented sightings in 2022. [6] They primarily feed on Eucalyptus but there are a few that feed on Baeckea, Kunzea and Leptospermum. Species within this genus are noted as pests. For example, Paropsis charybdis is a pest of Eucalyptus in New Zealand. [7]
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Paropsine Leaf Beetle | |
---|---|
Paropsis intermedia | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Subfamily: | Chrysomelinae |
Genus: |
Paropsis Olivier, 1807 |
Type species | |
Paropsis obsoleta
Olivier, 1807
| |
Species | |
See complete list in text | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Paropsis is a genus of Chrysomelidae, commonly referred to as tortoise beetles, which includes over 70 described species. [3] Their small size, bright colours and patterns, and roughly hemispherical shape cause them to be mistaken for beetles in the family Coccinellidae (ladybirds). [4] They are distributed across Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. [5] Some species, Paropsis atomaria in particular, have been introduced to the United States in California with first official documented sightings in 2022. [6] They primarily feed on Eucalyptus but there are a few that feed on Baeckea, Kunzea and Leptospermum. Species within this genus are noted as pests. For example, Paropsis charybdis is a pest of Eucalyptus in New Zealand. [7]
Media related to Paropsis at Wikimedia Commons