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Chrysomelidae Index

Chrysomelidae > Chrysomelidae Index

The family Chrysomelidae, commonly known as Leaf Beetles, represent over 2,500 genera, with over 37,000 species, with many to yet be identified.

We present the following selection of members of the Chrysomelidae, found here in Australia. We like to thank the many contributors, who have shared their insights and photographs of an interesting group of insects…

Silver Wattle Leaf Beetle (Calomela ioptera), Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)
Cadmus luctuosus, (NATURA Issue 11) © Deb Taylor
Cadmus luctuosus
Pittosporum Leaf Beetle (Lamprolina impressicollis), Stony Range Regional Botanic Garden, Dee Why NSW
Lamprolina impressicollis (Pittosporum Leaf Beetle)
Silver Wattle Leaf Beetle (Calomela ioptera), Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Calomela ioptera (Silver Wattle Leaf Beetle)
Green Strip Leaf Beetle (Calomela pallida), Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones
Calomela pallida (Green Strip Leaf Beetle)
Acacia Leaf Beetle (Dicranosterna picea), Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones
Dicranosterna picea (Acacia Leaf Beetle)
Johannica gemellata (Pandorea Leaf Beetle), Murrumba Downs QLD © Tony Eales
Johannica gemellata (Pandorea Leaf Beetle)
Platymela hasenpuschi, Atherton Tablelands QLD © Jenny Wright
Platymela hasenpuschi
Spilopyra sumptuosa (Rainbow Leaf Beetle), NSW/QLD © Hongming Kan
Spilopyra sumptuosa (Rainbow Leaf Beetle)
Paropsisterna fastidiosa, Capertee NSW © Eamonn Culhane
Paropsisterna sp
Blessed Leaf Beetle (Paropsisterna beata), Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Paropsisterna beata (Blessed Leaf Beetle)
Paropsisterna laesa (Eucalyptus Leaf Beetle), Alice Springs NT
Paropsisterna laesa (Eucalyptus Leaf Beetle)
Eucalyptus Leaf Beetle (Paropsisterna m-fuscum), Watson ACT © Tony Eales
Paropsisterna m-fuscum (Eucalyptus Leaf Beetle)
Paropsisterna pictipes, Bermagui NSW © Deb Taylor
Paropsisterna pictipes
Eight-spotted Leaf Beetle (Paropsisterna sexpustulata), Brisbane QLD © Tony Eales
Paropsisterna sexpustulata (Eight-spotted Leaf Beetle)
Red-blue Banded Leaf Beetle (Paropsis obsoleta) found on Eucalypt, Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Paropsine Beetle
Tortoise Beetle (Paropsis maculata), Southern Downs QLD © Marc Newman
Paropsis maculata (Tortoise Beetle)
Red-blue Banded Leaf Beetle (Paropsis obsoleta) found on Eucalypt, Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Paropsis obsoleta (Red-blue Banded Leaf Beetle)
Paropsis porosa, Newnes Plateau NSW © Eamonn Culhane
Paropsis porosa
Leaf Beetles (Paropsis sospita), Southwest QLD © Dianne Bickers
Paropsis sospita (Leaf Beetles)

This page is a work in progress…

  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Hexapoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Subclass: Pterygota
  • Order: Coleoptera
  • Suborder: Polyphaga
  • Superfamily: Chrysomeloidea
  • Family: Chrysomelidae
  • Subfamily:
    • Bruchinae Latreille, 1802
    • Cassidinae Gyllenhal, 1813
    • Chrysomelinae Latreille, 1802
    • Criocerinae Latreille, 1807
    • Cryptocephalinae Gyllenhal, 1813
    • Donaciinae Kirby, 1837
    • Eumolpinae Hope, 1840
    • Galerucinae Latreille, 1802
    • Sagrinae Leach, 1815
    • Spilopyrinae Chapuis, 1874

Footnote & References

  1. Chrysomelidae, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/CHRYSOMELIDAE
  2. Leaf Beetles (Family Chrysomelidae), iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/51146-Chrysomelidae

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