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Acacia leaf beetle

Calomela ioptera

Photo by MartinL
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Field Notes

Description:

A rich brown leaf beetle with deeply pitted elytra.
The pitting reflects blue in sunlight.

Habitat:

Nature reserve.

Reference Links:

Calomela ioptera | Atlas of Living Australia

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Comments (2)
MartinL
Thanks Juan. I must confess that I specialize and have become a bit obsessed. Beetles constitute 40% of all insect species and about 25% of all animal species. You are bound to have a lot also.
Juan DiTrani
Awsome beetle Martin. Its amazing how many cool beetles can be found in Australia

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PublishedSeptember 4, 2014

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