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Calomela ioptera A common Acacia leaf beetle with blue coloring in the elytral puncturations. The puncturations tend towards random placement, particularly in the middle. They prefer broad leaf wattles like golden wattle. Acacia leaf beetle,Australia,Calomela ioptera,Geotagged,Spring,calomela,calomela ioptera,chrysomelidae Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Calomela ioptera

A common Acacia leaf beetle with blue coloring in the elytral puncturations. The puncturations tend towards random placement, particularly in the middle. They prefer broad leaf wattles like golden wattle.

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  1. View Mark Ridgway's profile
    Mark Ridgway
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    Calomela on eucalyptus? Posted 9 years ago
  2. View Martin Lagerwey's profile
    Martin Lagerwey
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    Yes I do see them on eucalypts sometimes. I think it is coincidental, I recall the forest at Brisbane Ranges and it is mixed foliage. I don't think they eat it although this one seems to be trying... Posted 9 years ago

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The Calomela ioptera

Calomela ioptera is a brown Acacia leaf beetle with blue coloring in the elytral puncturations. The puncturations tend towards random placement, particularly in the middle.

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Similar species: Beetles
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Mar 26, 2016. Captured Oct 5, 2015 06:05 in 370-420 Burns Ln, Toolern Vale VIC 3337, Australia.
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  • Canon EOS 600D
  • f/16.0
  • 1/197s
  • ISO200
  • 65mm

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