Calomela maculicollis

Calomela maculicollis

Calomela maculicollis is a small acacia leaf beetle found in Australia.
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Appearance

Body length 8mm.
Very dark metallic green, pitted elytra; black marks on orange-brown head and thorax.
Calomela maculicollis bristles One defining feature of Calomela are anterior and posterior sensory setae on the (four) corners of the pronotum. These are called trichobothria and can be very hard to see or even broken off and missing. Australia,Calomela maculicollis,Geotagged,Summer,calomela,clavate

Distribution

Australia from Brisbane south to and including Tasmania and also the far south western parts of Western Australia

Food

Acacia

References:

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https://sites.google.com/site/calomelagallery/calomela-maculicollis
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:b5fca0fc-98d4-48df-8df5-05407eb4cd6a#
http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_leafbeetles/DottedHeadAcaciaBeetle.htm
http://eol.org/pages/3284590/overview
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyChrysomelidae
GenusCalomela
SpeciesCalomela maculicollis
Photographed in
Australia