Calomela acaciae

Calomela acaciae

Calomela acaciae is a species of Acacia leaf beetle in the family chrysomelidae. It is green with white stripes and feeds exclusively and ravenously on a single species of small scrubby acacia.
Calomela acaciae This feeds exclusively on the rough Acacia aspera. Most parts of Australia where this plant is absent, the beetle cannot occur. Australia,Calomela acaciae,Geotagged,Summer,calomela

Naming

Calomela acaciae (Lea, 1916)

Distribution

This occurs west of Melbourne in remnant habitats of Acacia aspera (rough wattle).
Where it occurs, it is often very prolific.

Status

Locally common.

References:

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http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:a4bf1a25-8611-4cdc-bfa1-5826686ca43c#overview
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyChrysomelidae
GenusCalomela
SpeciesCalomela acaciae
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Australia