Calomela cingulata

Calomela cingulata

Calomela cingulata is a small acacia eating beetle in the Calomela genus. There are less than 50 species in the genus and most feed on Wattle, often specific species.
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Appearance

Metallic green with a red head.

Naming

Calomela cingulata (Baly, 1856)

Distribution

North West Australia
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:61cfcbee-8565-459c-b032-b4ecba208168#overview

Status

secure

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyChrysomelidae
GenusCalomela
SpeciesCalomela cingulata
Photographed in
Australia