Paropsis variegata

Paropsis variegata

Paropsis variegata is a species of paropsine leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae.
Paropsis_variegata_BillyBore This beetle is strongly speckled like many allied species are. This is my first sighting of this species and if you check the links, the only image available is a dead one I took from the pinned museum collection for reference purposes. There are two more members of Paropsis genus for Victoria which I will target this season and about three rare ones that I do not realistically expect to find. That is the set. :) Australia,Geotagged,Paropsis variegata,Spring,paropsis

Naming

Named by Rev. Thomas Blackburn in 1894

References:

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http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:dd4522f5-4daf-4f0b-8083-d7ae2aaa6a16#gallery
http://www.bowerbird.org.au/observations/30440
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyChrysomelidae
GenusParopsis
SpeciesParopsis variegata
Photographed in
Australia