Two-tone Nectar beetle

Phyllotocus macleayi

Phyllotocus macleayi is a small 10mm long diurnal species of scarab beetle originally from Tasmania, Australia and is now present in New Zealand. They feed mainly on the flowers of Eucalyptus trees. It is active all summer.
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyScarabaeidae
GenusPhyllotocus
SpeciesPhyllotocus macleayi
Photographed in
Australia