Calomela vittata
Acacia leaf beetle at Murrumbateman, NSW
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| Calomela vittata | MichaelMulvaney | 22 Dec 2022 | |
| Calomela parilis | SimoneC | 21 Dec 2022 |
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User's notes
Not sure of ID but I was impressed by the bright red wings not fully folded
2 comments
22 Dec 2022
Not sure about wing colour - but Kim Pullen previously provided some notes on Calomela - distinctive features of vittata include that its head is black at teh back, teh pronoun sometimes has black-filed pitting, teh scutellum is black, the elytra suture is black along the full length and its green stripes are <1/3 width of eltyron and usually straight.
22 Dec 2022
Thanks Michael I knew I had seen that information somewhere but I couldn’t find it when trying to work out where this one fitted
Location information
- Coordinates 149.051667-34.977667
- Altitude 562.5m
- Places Murrumbateman, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 18 Dec 2022 03:44 PM Recorded on
- SimoneC Recorded by
- Acacia Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- SimoneC Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Calomela vittata Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Calomela vittata Scientific name
- Acacia leaf beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1427m Recorded at altitude
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