Paropsisterna cloelia, known as the eucalyptus leaf beetle, is a species of leaf beetle native to Australia.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Paropsisterna |
| Species: | P. cloelia
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| Paropsisterna cloelia (Stål, 1860)
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Diet
editThis beetle feeds on both juvenile and adult leaves of plants within the genus Eucalyptus.
Description
editAdults are less than 10mm long and dome-shaped. They are mostly orange but can be dark brown or black with an orange edge and head. Larvae are 2–12mm long and yellow-green to olive-green with dark heads; mature larvae have thin black stripes on the abdomen.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Paropsisterna cloelia". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ Citizen science observations for Paropsisterna cloelia at iNaturalist
- ^ Weser, Carolin; Withers, Toni M.; Pawson, Stephen M. (2024-01-02). "Comparison of the biology, ecology and potential pest impacts of the eucalypt-defoliating leaf beetles Paropsisterna cloelia and Paropsis charybdis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science. 54. doi:10.33494/nzjfs542024x317x. ISSN 1179-5395.