Paropsisterna gloriosa

Paropsisterna gloriosa

Colorful leaf beetle. Paropsisterna gloriosa has four yellow dots on the elytra. The rear pair extend outwards and backwards diagonally extending to the yellow vitta (stripe) along the side of the cell of the elytra. The yellow regions touch, or nearly so.
The species is native to Australia where it is a plantation pest on eucalypts, and has been accidentally introduced to the Eucalyptus-growing areas in the world.
Glorious eucalyptus leaf beetle (Paropsisterna gloriosa) Paropsisterna gloriosa
About 10mm long. Found feeding and breeding on Eucalyptus viminalis in an outer urban back yard.
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Paropsisterna+gloriosa# Australia,Geotagged,Paropsisterna gloriosa,Spring

Naming

Synonym
Paropsis gloriosa Blackburn, T. 1899

References:

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http://www.bowerbird.org.au/observations/11242
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyChrysomelidae
GenusParopsisterna
SpeciesParopsisterna gloriosa
Photographed in
Australia