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Te pītara honu

Tortoise beetle

Paropsis charybdis Stål
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[Paropsis charybdis]. Image: possumsend / CC-BY

Paropsis charybdis. Image: possumsend / CC-BY

Pūtoi
Order
Coleoptera
Whānau
Family
Chrysomelidae
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Te Rahi

  • He pītara āhua rahi, 10 mm te roa.

Size range

  • Medium–sized beetle, length 10 mm

Te Tītaringa

  • Nō Ahitereiria.

Distribution

  • From Australia

Te Huringa Ora

  • Ka kitea e noho ana ki te purukamu.
  • Kai ai ngā pakeke me ngā torongū i te rau.
  • He whakararu tāna i ngā ngahere purukamu.

Life history

  • Found on Eucalyptus trees
  • Adult beetles and larvae eat leaves
  • A pest in eucalypt forests

Gallery

[Paropsis charybdis]. Image: possumsend / CC-BY Image
Paropsis charybdis. Image: possumsend / CC-BY
[Paropsis charybdis] ventral view. Image: jacog / CC0 Image
Paropsis charybdis ventral view. Image: jacog / CC0
[Paropsis charybdis] larvae. Image: lisa_bennett / CC-BY-NC Image
Paropsis charybdis larvae. Image: lisa_bennett / CC-BY-NC
[Paropsis charybdis] larvae plant damage. Image: jon sullivan / CC-BY Image
Paropsis charybdis larvae plant damage. Image: jon sullivan / CC-BY