Calomela vittata

Acacia leaf beetle at Weetangera, ACT

Calomela vittata at Weetangera, ACT - 1 Oct 2019
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Calomela sp. (genus) 5 Mar 2022 jb2602
Calomela vittata 23 Oct 2019 MichaelBedingfield
Calomela vittata 22 Oct 2019 MichaelMulvaney
Calomela curtisi 21 Oct 2019 AlisonMilton

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5 comments

AlisonMilton wrote:
   23 Oct 2019
Hi Michael,

I'm not an expert, but I thought these were curtisi as the stripe on vittata seems to be much more narrow. Happy to be corrected.
   23 Oct 2019
Thanks Alison when it comes to beetles you have more expertise than I - so I suspect your right hopefully some-one else can confirm this
AlisonMilton wrote:
   23 Oct 2019
Thanks. I learned a lot about Acacia and Eucalyptus beetles last year, but I'm still not always confident with identification.
jb2602 wrote:
   5 Mar 2022
Not C. vittata which has vitae band < 1/3 elytra width. Could be C. parilis which has: No black on head, pronotum, scutellum, suture line. Front or side image I think is needed to confirm.
jb2602 wrote:
   5 Mar 2022
C. curtisi has black scutellum (I think always).

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