Biology:Paropsis atomaria
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Short description: Species of beetle
| Paropsis atomaria | |
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| Paropsis atomaria Olivier, 1807 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Paropsis |
| Species: | P. atomaria
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| Binomial name | |
| Paropsis atomaria Olivier, 1807
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thumb Paropsis atomaria is a common leaf beetle in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. The specific name, atomaria, translates to mean "speckled" or "freckled". This species is found across eastern Australia from Adelaide to Brisbane.[1] P. atomaria typically produces two generations during the summer across most of its range.[2] A female can lay up to 600 eggs, which are deposited at the tip of a leaf or twig. While not all Paropsis species are pests, P. atomaria is one of the few paropsines that may become a pest of plantation trees.[3] This species has also been introduced to the west coast of North America.[4]
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Paropsis atomaria larva
References
- ↑ "Species: Paropsis atomaria". http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Paropsis+atomaria.
- ↑ Carne, PB (1966). "Ecological characteristics of the eucalypt-defoliating chrysomelid Paropsis atomaria Ol..". Australian Journal of Zoology 14 (4): 647. doi:10.1071/zo9660647. http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/ZO9660647.htm.
- ↑ "Archived copy". http://pir.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/234049/Number_21_Chrysomelid_Beetles.pdf.
- ↑ "Species Paropsis atomaria". https://bugguide.net/node/view/2204052.
Wikidata ☰ Q22106462 entry
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