Spotted Paropsine Beetle - Paropsis maculata
Subfamily Chrysomelinae, FAMILY CHRYSOMELIDAE
This page contains information and pictures about Spotted Paropsine Beetles that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
- Body length 8mm, laying egg
- The Spotted Paropsine Beetles are commonly found on young Eucalyptus tree in Brisbane forests, from late spring to mid summer to early winter. They are golden-yellow patterned on brown background colour.
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- Sometimes we found a lot of them on a small Eucalyptus tree.
- When they feel the dangers, they hide all their legs and antenna under their harden thorax and wing-covers. After a while, it may use their antenna to sense if the dangers are still there.
- Sometimes we found a lot of them on a small Eucalyptus tree.
Eggs and Larvae
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- Eggs on Eucalyptus tree young stem, length 2mm Leaf Beetle laying eggs Leaf Beetle and egg
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- Leaf Beetles lay eggs on leaves or stems. The larvae hatch and feed on the leave. When fully grown, they drop onto the soil and pupate.
- We reared those larvae once and confirmed they are the larvae of this species. The larvae of this species are well camouflaged and not as easy as seen as other species.
- Above photos were taken on Feb 2011 in Ford Road Conservation Area.
- Reference:
- 1. Beetles of Australia - Trevor J Hawkeswood, Angus & Robertson Publishers 1987, plate 170.
- 2. A taxonomic revision of the Australian Chrysomelinae, with a key to the genera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) - Reid, C.A.M., Zootaxa 1292, 2006, Fig 56.
- 3. Paropsis maculata (Marsham) - PaDIL, Pest and Diseases Image Library, 2007.
- 4. Paropsis maculata (Marsham, 1808) - Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australia 2005.
- Leaf Beetles lay eggs on leaves or stems. The larvae hatch and feed on the leave. When fully grown, they drop onto the soil and pupate.
