Paropsine BeetleParopsis maculata Paropsis porosa Paropsis sospita

Part of the group of commonly named Eucalypt Leaf Beetle, Paropsis porosa, are also sometimes known as Tortoise Beetle. Documented on mainland Australia and Tasmania.

This species appears to have a number of colour (instar?) differences, as can be seen in the Field Guide to the Insects of Tasmania (Paropsis porosa).1

Paropsis porosa, Newnes Plateau NSW © Eamonn Culhane
Paropsis porosa, Newnes Plateau NSW © Eamonn Culhane

Source: iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/146876736

Paropsis porosa, Blue Mountains NSW © Eamonn Culhane
Paropsis porosa, Blue Mountains NSW © Eamonn Culhane
Paropsis porosa, Blue Mountains NSW © Eamonn Culhane
Paropsis porosa, Blue Mountains NSW © Eamonn Culhane

Source: iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/144636803

  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Hexapoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Subclass: Pterygota
  • Order: Coleoptera
  • Suborder: Polyphaga
  • Infraorder: Cucujiformia
  • Superfamily: Chrysomeloidea
  • Family: Chrysomelidae
  • Subfamily: Chrysomelinae
  • Tribe: Gonioctenini
  • Subtribe: Paropsina
  • Genus: Paropsis
  • Species: Paropsis porosa

Footnote & References

  1. Photographs: Paropsis porosa © Eamonn Culhane
  2. Paropsis porosa, iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/146876736
  3. Paropsis porosa, iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/144636803
  4. Genus Paropsis, iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/201883-Paropsis
  5. A Study of Genus Paropsis Leaf Beetles, Martin Lagerwey, https://sites.google.com/site/paropsispages/
  6. Paropsis porosa, Canberra Nature Map, https://canberra.naturemapr.org/species/15068
  7. Paropsis porosa, Field Guide to the Insects of Tasmania, https://tasmanianinsectfieldguide.com/hexapoda/insectsoftasmaniacoleoptera/insectsoftasmaniacoleoptera-suborder-polyphaga/superfamily-chrysomeloidea/chrysomelidae-leaf-beetles/subfamily-chrysomelinae/genus-paropsis/paropsis-porosa/

Paropsine BeetleParopsis maculata Paropsis porosa Paropsis sospita

ColeopteraColeoptera Index Amarygmus sp Anoplognathus sp Aphanestes gymnopleura Buprestidae Carphurus Cerambycidae Coleoptera (Beetles) Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles) Curculionidae Dung Beetle Eretes australis Helea scaphiformis Hydrophilus Ladybirds (Beetles) Lepidiota Lucanidae Neospades sp Lycidae Omorgus Paropsine Beetle Paropsisterna sp Phorticosomus sp Protaetia fusca Pterohelaeus sp Rhipiceridae Scarabaeidae Xylophilostenus octophyllus

InsectsBees Beetles Blattodea Butterflies Coleoptera Cicada Crabronidae Diptera Dragonflies & Damselflies Formicidae Hemiptera Heteroptera Moths Orthoptera Orthopteroid Processionary Caterpillar Stink Bugs, Shield Bugs and Allies Wasps Water Scorpion (Laccotrephes tristis) Witchetty Grub