Paropsis confusa (Paropsis confusa)

Paropsis confusa A small Paropsis at about 7mm. What is confusing? This is found on Baekia plants in Western Victoria and much of South Australia. Paropsis almost all feed on Eucalyptus. Australia,Geotagged,Paropsisterna confusa,Summer,paropsis,paropsis confusa

Appearance

About 10mm long.
Base colour is greyish white which is lightly patterned with spots of tan, brown and black.
Two larger spots midway down the inner elytra can have a red spot in the centre of dark. This might also appear on the 'shoulders' which are slightly raised.

Distribution

Found in much of eastern South Australia and western Victoria.

Status

Least concern

Habitat

Unusually for the genus this one is found on Broombush (Melaleuca uncinata)

Food

Melaleuca uncinata

References:

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https://sites.google.com/site/paropsispages/paropsis-confusa
http://www.padil.gov.au/pests-and-diseases/pest/main/135765/4216

Taxonomy
Kingdom	Animalia
Division	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Coleoptera
Family	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Paropsis
Species	Paropsis confusa

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