Paropsis elytrura

Paropsis elytrura

Paropsis elytrura is a common hemispherical beetle feeding on foliage of eucalyptus.
Paropsis elytrura A common beetle endemic to Western Australia and similar in form to Paropsis atomaria in the east. https://www.jungledragon.com/image/36860/eucalyptus_leaf_beetle_paropsis_atomaria.html Paropsis atomaria by Leuba. Australia,Geotagged,Paropsis,Paropsis elytrura,Winter

Appearance

It has finely speckled elytra with variable darker patches.

Naming

Paropsis elytrura Blackburn, 1901

Distribution

Western Australia.

Status

Common

References:

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyChrysomelidae
GenusParopsis
SpeciesParopsis elytrura
Photographed in
Australia