Paropsis

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Paropsine Leaf Beetle
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Chrysomelinae
Genus: Paropsis
Jenyns (1841)
Species
  • Paropsis immaculata
  • Paropsis atomaria
  • Paropsis maculata
  • Paropsis variolosa
  • Paropsis signata
Synonyms
  • Parona (Berg, 1895)[1]

Paropsis is a genus of Chrysomelidae. These insects are commonly called tortoise beetles or leaf beetles. Their small size, bright colours and patterns, and roughly hemispherical shape, can cause them to be mistaken for ladybeetles.

In Australia, they are usually found feeding on Eucalyptus or Acacia.

References

  1. "Parona". Retrieved 2008-12-21. 


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