- Scientific Name
- Paropsisterna cloelia
- Pest Alias
- Chrysomelid leaf beetle; Paropsis spp.
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Phylum:
- Arthropoda
- Subphylum:
- Hexapoda
- Class:
- Insecta
- Informal:
- Pterygotes
- Subclass:
- Pterygota
- Order:
- Coleoptera
- Suborder:
- Polyphaga
- Superfamily:
- Chrysomeloidea
- Family:
- Chrysomelidae
- Subfamily:
- Chrysomelinae
- Tribe:
- Gonioctenini
- Genus:
- Paropsisterna
- Species:
- Paropsisterna cloelia
Eucalyptus leaf beetle
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- Scientific Name
- Paropsisterna cloelia
- Pest Alias
- Chrysomelid leaf beetle; Paropsis spp.
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Phylum:
- Arthropoda
- Subphylum:
- Hexapoda
- Class:
- Insecta
- Informal:
- Pterygotes
- Subclass:
- Pterygota
- Order:
- Coleoptera
- Suborder:
- Polyphaga
- Superfamily:
- Chrysomeloidea
- Family:
- Chrysomelidae
- Subfamily:
- Chrysomelinae
- Tribe:
- Gonioctenini
- Genus:
- Paropsisterna
- Species:
- Paropsisterna cloelia
Paropsisterna cloelia, known as the eucalyptus leaf beetle, is a species of leaf beetle native to Australia.[2]
Diet
This beetle feeds on both juvenile and adult leaves of plants within the genus Eucalyptus.
Description
Adults are less than 10mm long and dome-shaped. They are mostly orange but can be dark brown or black with an orange edge and head. Larvae are 2–12mm long and yellow-green to olive-green with dark heads; mature larvae have thin black stripes on the abdomen.[3]
References
- ^ "Paropsisterna cloelia". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ Citizen science observations for Paropsisterna cloelia at iNaturalist
- ^ Weser, Carolin; Withers, Toni M.; Pawson, Stephen M. (2024-01-02). "Comparison of the biology, ecology and potential pest impacts of the eucalypt-defoliating leaf beetles Paropsisterna cloelia and Paropsis charybdis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science. 54. doi:10.33494/nzjfs542024x317x. ISSN 1179-5395.
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Paropsisterna cloelia, known as the eucalyptus leaf beetle, is a species of leaf beetle native to Australia.[2]
Diet
This beetle feeds on both juvenile and adult leaves of plants within the genus Eucalyptus.
Description
Adults are less than 10mm long and dome-shaped. They are mostly orange but can be dark brown or black with an orange edge and head. Larvae are 2–12mm long and yellow-green to olive-green with dark heads; mature larvae have thin black stripes on the abdomen.[3]
References
- ^ "Paropsisterna cloelia". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ Citizen science observations for Paropsisterna cloelia at iNaturalist
- ^ Weser, Carolin; Withers, Toni M.; Pawson, Stephen M. (2024-01-02). "Comparison of the biology, ecology and potential pest impacts of the eucalypt-defoliating leaf beetles Paropsisterna cloelia and Paropsis charybdis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science. 54. doi:10.33494/nzjfs542024x317x. ISSN 1179-5395.
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This article uses material from the Wikipedia article "Paropsisterna cloelia", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. Content may have been omitted from the original, but no content has been changed or extended.
