Calomela satelles

Calomela satelles

A small acacia leaf beetle found in the southern parts of mainland Australia.
Calomela satelles This acacia leaf beetle has a region of blue puncturations in the central region of the elytra. Australia,Calomela satelles,Geotagged,Spring,calomela

Appearance

About 8mm.
Tan possibly with green tints thorax and head.
Reddish tan coloured elytrae each with a darker tint towards the outer tips.
Elytrae and thorax heavily puncturated.

Naming

Synonym:
Calomela satelles virivora Lea, 1915

Distribution

Southern half of Australia; occasionally well inland.(Not Tasmania)

References:

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https://sites.google.com/site/calomelagallery/calomela-satelles
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:00ee36f5-a389-4a94-8083-d5287e97d85a#
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyChrysomelidae
GenusCalomela
SpeciesCalomela satelles
Photographed in
Australia