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Paropsisterna cloelia, known as the eucalyptus leaf beetle, is a species of leaf beetle native to Australia. [2] Diet
Paropsis charybdis, commonly known as the Eucalyptus tortoise beetle, is a species of leaf beetle belonging to the genus Paropsis. It is considered a pest of some species of Eucalyptus . [ 1 ]
Paropsisterna is a genus of leaf beetles indigenous to Papua New Guinea and Australia. There are over 120 species, many with bright aposematic colours, and many feeding on Eucalyptus leaves. [2] The genus was described by Victor Motschulsky in 1860. [3] [4]
Gonipterus platensis is a species of weevil in the family Curculionidae.It is commonly known as the eucalyptus snout beetle, the eucalyptus weevil or the gum tree weevil.It feeds and breeds on Eucalyptus trees and is endemic to Australia, though it is also found in New Zealand, North America, Hawaii, and western Europe.
Phoracantha semipunctata was initially observed in the late 1980s in Setubal Portugal. [2] The beetle is classified as a species within the Phoracantha genus, situated within the Phoracanthini tribe of beetles under the Cerambycinae subfamily, which it shares with 11 other genera including Coptocercus, Allotisis, Thoris, Epithora, Skeletodes, Atesta, Paratesta, Steata, Coleocoptus, Phytrocaria ...
Paropsis is a genus of Chrysomelidae, commonly referred to as tortoise beetles, which includes over 70 described species. [3] Their small size, bright colours and patterns, and roughly hemispherical shape cause them to be mistaken for beetles in the family Coccinellidae (ladybirds). [ 4 ]
Paropsisterna agricola or southern eucalyptus leaf beetle, is a small hemispherical leaf beetle. They can vary from golden to grey. They can vary from golden to grey. They have some black markings on the pronotum .
Eucalyptus species are economically important worldwide as a fast-growing source of timber, pulpwood and other products. [2] Paropsisterna selmani is an elliptical beetle up to 9mm long, orange to brown, generally with a yellowish ring of marks towards the tipe of the elytra. Larvae are typical chrysomelid grubs, generally orange-brown. [2]