Paropsis atomaria

Paropsis atomaria
Paropsis atomaria (Olivier, 1807)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Chrysomelinae
Genus: Paropsis
Species
  • Paropsis atomaria

Paropsis atomaria is a common leaf beetle in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Atomaria translates to mean speckled or freckled. They occur along eastern Australia from Adelaide to Brisbane.[1] P. atomaria produce two lifecycles during the summer across most of its range[2] A female can produce 600 eggs and deposits them at the tip of a leaf or twig. This species is one of a few of the paropsines that may become a pest of plantation trees. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Paropsis+atomaria
  2. ↑ http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/ZO9660647.htm
  3. ↑ http://pir.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/234049/Number_21_Chrysomelid_Beetles.pdf
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