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]

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
  • Paropsis atomaria laying eggs
  • Paropsis atomaria eggs
  • Paropsis atomaria larva

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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