Calomela parilis

Calomela parilis

A small green and tan acacia leaf beetle found in south eastern Australia.
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Appearance

About 8mm long. Pale green pronotum and head; elytra have all margins tan with a large, internally contained section of metallic turquoise/green with densely packed random pitting.
Acacia leaf beetle (Calomela parilis) Beautiful 8mm long leaf beetle found on Acacia mearnsii. In an outer urban nature reserve with a sparse mix of grasses, small eucalyptus, acacia, kunzea, pomaderris and others. Easy to confuse with C bartoni and C curtisi Acacia leaf beetle,Australia,Calomela parilis,Chrysomelidae,Geotagged,Leaf beetle,Winter,calomela

Naming

No sysnonyms.
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Distribution

Australia in southern Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria generally within 200kms of the coast.

Status

Not at risk

Habitat

Dry sclerophyll forests with Acacia

Food

Acacia species.

References:

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http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Calomela+parilis#
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyChrysomelidae
GenusCalomela
SpeciesCalomela parilis
Photographed in
Australia