Paropsis atomaria

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| image = Paropsis atomaria Warby Ranges2.JPG

| image_caption = Paropsis atomaria Olivier, 1807

| genus = Paropsis

| species = atomaria

| authority = Olivier, 1807

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Paropsis atomaria is a common leaf beetle in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. The specific name, atomaria, translates to mean "speckled" or "freckled". This species is found across eastern Australia from Adelaide to Brisbane.{{Cite web|url=http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Paropsis+atomaria|title = Species: Paropsis atomaria}} P. atomaria typically produces two generations during the summer across most of its range.{{Cite journal|url=http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/ZO9660647.htm|doi = 10.1071/zo9660647|title = Ecological characteristics of the eucalypt-defoliating chrysomelid Paropsis atomaria Ol..|year = 1966|last1 = Carne|first1 = PB|journal = Australian Journal of Zoology|volume = 14|issue = 4|page = 647|url-access = subscription}} A female can lay up to 600 eggs, which are deposited at the tip of a leaf or twig. While not all Paropsis species are pests, P. atomaria is one of the few paropsines that may become a pest of plantation trees.{{Cite web |url=http://pir.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/234049/Number_21_Chrysomelid_Beetles.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-11-30 |archive-date=2016-03-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315114043/http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/234049/Number_21_Chrysomelid_Beetles.pdf |url-status=dead }} This species has also been introduced to the west coast of North America.{{Cite web |title=Species Paropsis atomaria |url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/2204052 |access-date=2023-05-24 |website=bugguide.net}}