Paropsisterna bimaculata

TaxID: 2037836

Basic Information

Paropsisterna bimaculata

Tasmanian Eucalyptus Leaf Beetle

Paropsisterna bimaculata is a beetle commonly called a leaf beetle in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. This insect is common in Tasmania and can be a pest in the forestry industry. Paropsisterna bimaculata will develop a red colour just before their winter hibernation. When they emerge the red slowly disappears into a pale green colouring with faint gold tessellation. This takes about a month with the males generally slightly advanced. Recently this beetle has been noticed in Victoria.

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Taxonomic Information

Metazoa

Arthropoda

Insecta

Coleoptera

Chrysomelidae

Paropsisterna

bimaculata

unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

Paropsisterna bimaculata
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(c) Charlie P@BY-NC
Paropsisterna bimaculata
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(c) unknown@CC0
Paropsisterna bimaculata
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(c) unknown@CC0
Paropsisterna bimaculata
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(c) Charlie P@BY-NC
Paropsisterna bimaculata
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(c) Keith Martin-Smith@BY-NC-SA

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (7 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

Quarantine Status (6 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Argentina Absent —
Brazil A1 list 2020
Chile A1 list 2019
United Kingdom Quarantine pest 2022
Peru Absent —
Uruguay Absent —

Distribution (3 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

2
Present
1
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Australia Present
United Kingdom Absent —
Ireland Present —

Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

Literature