Calomela pulchella

Calomela pulchella

Calomela pulchella is a species of acacia leaf eating beetles in the subfamily chrysomelinae and tribe paropsini. They are specialist feeders on bipinnate wattles and occur between Sydney and Brisbane. This is one of the more metallic examples
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyChrysomelidae
GenusCalomela
SpeciesCalomela pulchella
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Australia