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Paropsis
Paropsis is a genus of Chrysomelidae, commonly referred to as tortoise beetles, which includes over 70 described species. Their small size, bright colours and patterns, and roughly hemispherical shape cause them to be mistaken for beetles in the family Coccinellidae (ladybirds). They are distributed across Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. They primarily feed on Eucalyptus but there are a few that feed on Baeckea, Kunzea and Leptospermum. Species within this genus are noted as...
57 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Dotted Paropsine Leaf Beetle
speciesParopsis atomaria
Eucalypt Leaf Beetle
speciesParopsis maculata
Eucalyptus Tortoise Beetle
speciesParopsis charybdis
Paropsis pictipennis
speciesParopsis pictipennis
Variole Paropsine Beetle
speciesParopsis variolosa
Paropsis augusta
speciesParopsis augusta
Paropsis aegrota
speciesParopsis aegrota
Paropsis ornata
speciesParopsis ornata
Red-blue Banded Leaf Beetle
speciesParopsis obsoleta
Paropsis quadrimaculata
speciesParopsis quadrimaculata
Paropsis lutea
speciesParopsis lutea
Paropsis porosa
speciesParopsis porosa
Paropsis omphale
speciesParopsis omphale
Paropsis delittlei
speciesParopsis delittlei
Paropsis intermedia
speciesParopsis intermedia
Paropsis geographica
speciesParopsis geographica
Paropsis dilatata
speciesParopsis dilatata
Paropsis marmorea
speciesParopsis marmorea
Paropsis sospita
speciesParopsis sospita
Paropsis aspera
speciesParopsis aspera
Paropsis tasmanica
speciesParopsis tasmanica
Paropsis deserti
speciesParopsis deserti
Paropsis roseola
speciesParopsis roseola
Paropsis minor
speciesParopsis minor
Paropsis blandina
speciesParopsis blandina
Paropsis deboeri
speciesParopsis deboeri
Paropsis lownei
speciesParopsis lownei
Paropsis rufitarsis
speciesParopsis rufitarsis
Paropsis wilsoni
speciesParopsis wilsoni
Paropsis bella
speciesParopsis bella
Paropsis bovilli
speciesParopsis bovilli
Paropsis confusa
speciesParopsis confusa
Paropsis parryi
speciesParopsis parryi
Paropsis carnosa
speciesParopsis carnosa
Paropsis affinis
speciesParopsis affinis
Paropsis thyone
speciesParopsis thyone
Paropsis latona
speciesParopsis latona
Paropsis elytrura
speciesParopsis elytrura
Paropsis mystica
speciesParopsis mystica
Paropsis variegata
speciesParopsis variegata
Paropsis glauca
speciesParopsis glauca
Paropsis zietzi
speciesParopsis zietzi
Paropsis formosa
speciesParopsis formosa
Paropsis propinqua
speciesParopsis propinqua
Paropsis hebes
speciesParopsis hebes
Paropsis pantherina
speciesParopsis pantherina
Paropsis rubidipes
speciesParopsis rubidipes
Paropsis paphia
speciesParopsis paphia
Paropsis bivulnerata
speciesParopsis bivulnerata
Paropsis irrorata
speciesParopsis irrorata
Paropsis montana
speciesParopsis montana
Paropsis irrotata
speciesParopsis irrotata
Paropsis latissima
speciesParopsis latissima
Paropsis mandibularis
speciesParopsis mandibularis
Paropsis inquinata
speciesParopsis inquinata
Paropsis albae
speciesParopsis albae
Paropsis hygea
speciesParopsis hygea
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 201883.