Paropsine BeetleParopsis maculata Paropsis porosa Paropsis sospita
One of the many species of Leaf Beetles (Paropsis sospita), found along the east coast of Australia. The Leaf Beetle pictured here
Some of the Paropsis genus display bright colours and patterns on the flamboyant scale, whilst other have a colour and pattern palette that appear to mimic leaf galls, and most likely aid them in camouflage against the foliage and trees that they are found on.
- 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 sospita
Footnote & References
- Photographs © Dianne Bickers, Nature Photos from My Garden, Facebook group, https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086275255680
- Genus Paropsis, iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/201883-Paropsis
- Paropsis sospita, iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/776547-Paropsis-sospita
- A Study of Genus Paropsis Leaf Beetles, Martin Lagerwey (B.Sc. App.Biol.), https://sites.google.com/site/paropsispages/home
Paropsine BeetleParopsis maculata Paropsis porosa Paropsis sospita
ColeopteraAmarygmus sp Anoplognathus sp Aphanestes gymnopleura Buprestidae Cerambycidae Coleoptera (Beetles) Curculionidae Digitonthophagus gazella Dung Beetle Eretes australis Helea scaphiformis Johannica gemellata (Pandorea Leaf Beetle) Ladybirds (Beetles) Lepidiota Lucanidae Neospades sp Lycidae Omorgus Paropsine Beetle Paropsisterna sp Pittosporum Leaf Beetle (Lamprolina impressicollis) Protaetia fusca Pterohelaeus sp Rhipiceridae Scarabaeidae Xylophilostenus octophyllus
InsectsBees Beetles Blattodea Butterflies Coleoptera Cicada Crabronidae Diptera Dragonflies & Damselflies Formicidae Hemiptera Heteroptera (True Bugs) Mango Planthopper Moths Orthoptera Orthopteroid Processionary Caterpillar Stink Bugs, Shield Bugs and Allies Syrphidae Wasps Water Scorpion (Laccotrephes tristis) Witchetty Grub