Insects
Beetles (Coleoptera)
Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae)
Sighting 3346291

Paropsis atomaria

Eucalyptus leaf beetle at Paddys River, ACT

Paropsis atomaria at Paddys River, ACT - 15 Feb 2015 08:18 PM
Paropsis atomaria at Paddys River, ACT - 15 Feb 2015 08:18 PM
Paropsis atomaria at Paddys River, ACT - 15 Feb 2015 08:18 PM
Paropsis atomaria at Paddys River, ACT - 15 Feb 2015 08:18 PM
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Paropsis atomaria 22 Aug 2016 RogerF
Paropsis atomaria 22 Aug 2016 MichaelBedingfield

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On the western side of the Murrumbidgee River, north of Tharwa.

5 comments

RogerF wrote:
   22 Aug 2016
I would prefer to restrict the common name of tortoise beetle to the sub-family Cassidinae and call the species of chrysomelinae as leaf beetles which can then be termed eucalypt leaf beetle or acacia leaf beetle depending on host plant.
MichaelBedingfield wrote:
   23 Aug 2016
Roger, Kim Pullen set up this species for CNM last night. I was just adding a sighting so we have a photo of the species. I don't understand fully what you say in the comment. You need to talk to him I think.
KimPullen wrote:
   23 Aug 2016
Good point Roger. I got the common name from the PADIL website http://www.padil.gov.au/pests-and-diseases/pest/main/135757 .
MichaelBedingfield wrote:
   23 Aug 2016
I've changed the name to Eucalyptus leaf beetle.
RogerF wrote:
   23 Aug 2016
Common names can be a bit of a minefield especially where the same insect species is called by a different name depending on which state or region it is found. However we do have several common species belonging to the sub-family Cassidinae that are the real tortoise beetles, because of their shape, while many more species belong to the Chrysomelinae with a different, more domed shape that are the leaf beetles. NB there are several other sub-families of Chrysomelidae with no common name apart from the flea beetles (in the Galerucinae).

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