Calomela juncta
1 Leaf beetle at Ainslie, ACT
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| Calomela juncta | AlisonMilton | 31 Aug 2024 | |
| Calomela juncta | martinl | 31 Aug 2024 | |
| Calomela vittata | AlisonMilton | 29 Aug 2024 | |
| Calomela vittata | Hejor1 | 29 Aug 2024 |
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31 Aug 2024
According to Brian Selman, C. vittata has a straight vittae and deeply pitted pronotum, some of which are filled in black. These black filled pitts seem to form an extension of the lateral stripe along the elytra in the sense that they line up. They are also black in scutellum and back of head. Here is a typical example. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/189911073 C. juncta has curved vittae which join at the apex and curve outwards to the margin proximally (near the pronotum). There is no black marking on this beetle, except antennae, which is shared by all Calomela. There are commonly misidentifed Calomela. Both species are common in ACT.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.150733-35.261986
- Altitude 613.4m
- Places Ainslie, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 28 Aug 2024 01:56 PM Recorded on
- Hejor1 Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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- Hejor1 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Calomela juncta Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Calomela juncta Scientific name
- Leaf beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1143.4m Recorded at altitude
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