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Paropsisterna
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. The genus as currently defined includes species formerly listed under Chrysophtharta Weise, 1901.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Eucalyptus variegated beetle
speciesParopsisterna cloelia

Eucalyptus Leaf Beetle
speciesParopsisterna m-fuscum

Eight-spotted Leaf Beetle
speciesParopsisterna sexpustulata

Paropsisterna nigerrima
speciesParopsisterna nigerrima

Paropsisterna crocata
speciesParopsisterna crocata

Paropsisterna beata
speciesParopsisterna beata

Paropsisterna agricola
speciesParopsisterna agricola

Paropsisterna fastidiosa
speciesParopsisterna fastidiosa

Paropsisterna bimaculata
speciesParopsisterna bimaculata

Paropsisterna nobilitata
speciesParopsisterna nobilitata

Paropsisterna octosignata
speciesParopsisterna octosignata

Paropsisterna semifumata
speciesParopsisterna semifumata

Paropsisterna intacta
speciesParopsisterna intacta

Paropsisterna decolorata
speciesParopsisterna decolorata

Paropsisterna hectica
speciesParopsisterna hectica

Paropsisterna liturata
speciesParopsisterna liturata

Paropsisterna gloriosa
speciesParopsisterna gloriosa

Paropsisterna morio
speciesParopsisterna morio

Paropsisterna semivittata
speciesParopsisterna semivittata

Paropsisterna laesa
speciesParopsisterna laesa

Paropsisterna lineata
speciesParopsisterna lineata

Paropsisterna octolineata
speciesParopsisterna octolineata

Paropsisterna obliterata
speciesParopsisterna obliterata

Paropsisterna pictipes
speciesParopsisterna pictipes

Paropsisterna erudita
speciesParopsisterna erudita

Tasmanian Eucalyptus Beetle
speciesParopsisterna selmani

Paropsisterna simsoni
speciesParopsisterna simsoni

Paropsisterna octomaculata
speciesParopsisterna octomaculata

Paropsisterna lignea
speciesParopsisterna lignea

Paropsisterna rufipes
speciesParopsisterna rufipes

Paropsisterna rufobrunnea
speciesParopsisterna rufobrunnea

Paropsisterna nucea
speciesParopsisterna nucea

Paropsisterna basalis
speciesParopsisterna basalis

Paropsisterna cernua
speciesParopsisterna cernua

Paropsisterna anomala
speciesParopsisterna anomala

Paropsisterna insignita
speciesParopsisterna insignita

pyrgo beetle
speciesParopsisterna tigrina

Paropsisterna debilis
speciesParopsisterna debilis

Paropsisterna annularis
speciesParopsisterna annularis

Paropsisterna vittata
speciesParopsisterna vittata

Paropsisterna atalanta
speciesParopsisterna atalanta

Paropsisterna stygia
speciesParopsisterna stygia

Paropsisterna variabilis
speciesParopsisterna variabilis

Paropsisterna irina
speciesParopsisterna irina

Paropsisterna angustipes
speciesParopsisterna angustipes

Paropsisterna fulvoguttata
speciesParopsisterna fulvoguttata

Paropsisterna aequalis
speciesParopsisterna aequalis

Paropsisterna amoena
speciesParopsisterna amoena

Paropsisterna nigrovittata
speciesParopsisterna nigrovittata

Paropsisterna decolorata
complexParopsisterna decolorata

Paropsisterna nupta
speciesParopsisterna nupta

Paropsisterna interlita
speciesParopsisterna interlita

Paropsisterna inspersa
speciesParopsisterna inspersa

Paropsisterna subcostata
speciesParopsisterna subcostata

Paropsisterna elliptica
speciesParopsisterna elliptica

Paropsisterna dulcior
speciesParopsisterna dulcior

Paropsisterna minerva
speciesParopsisterna minerva

Paropsisterna trimaculata
speciesParopsisterna trimaculata

Paropsisterna galatea
speciesParopsisterna galatea

Paropsisterna stictica
speciesParopsisterna stictica
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 428578.