page_title: Paropsisterna
section_title: Notable species
hierarchical_section_title: Paropsisterna / Notable species
caption_attribution_description: English: Paropsisterna bimaculata
context_page_description: Paropsisterna is a genus of leaf beetles indigenous to Papua New Guinea and Australia. There are over 120 species, many with bright aposematic colours, and many feeding on Eucalyptus leaves. The genus as currently defined includes species formerly listed under Chrysophtharta
  Weise, 1901.
context_section_description: Paropsisterna agricola a pest on Eucalyptus globulus, E. delegatensis and E. dalrympleana
    
    
  Paropsisterna bimaculata a pest on Eucalyptus regnans, E. obliqua and E. delegatensis
  Paropsisterna m-fuscum a pest on Eucalyptus globulus
  Paropsisterna selmani a pest on Eucalyptus in Tasmania, introduced to the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom.
  Paropsisterna tigrina proposed as a biological control agent of the invasive Australian Paperbark Tree Melaleuca quinquenervia in Florida.
  Paropsisterna variicollis a pest on Eucalyptus globulus
caption: Paropsisterna bimaculata
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