Insects
Beetles (Coleoptera)
Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae)
Sighting 4257455

Calomela juncta

Leaf beetle at Black Range, NSW

Calomela juncta at Black Range, NSW - 23 Apr 2020 11:58 AM
Calomela juncta at Black Range, NSW - 23 Apr 2020 11:58 AM
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Calomela juncta 12 Aug 2020 KimPullen
Calomela juncta 12 Aug 2020 KimPullen
Unverified 23 Apr 2020 StephH

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Bad phone photo, I'm sorry. About 1 cm long, brightly coloured with spectacular iridescent spots down the side of the wing covers. I'm guessing a leaf beetle, and maybe Calomela genus.

4 comments

StephH wrote:
   24 Apr 2020
Thanks Jackie. Yes, I put it in as un-ID leaf beetle as that was as close an ID as I could be fairly sure of. I didn't select Calomela as that was a real guess.
StephH wrote:
   30 Apr 2020
Oh dear, I think I need a better photo! Thanks very much, Max. Both species seem variable in the photos on those sites too, which makes it harder. My impression of it was as a generally lighter green overall than many of the juncta images. I'll just have to find another one!
KimPullen wrote:
   12 Aug 2020
There are more images on Martin Lagerwey's site at https://sites.google.com/site/calomelagallery/home .
StephH wrote:
   26 Sep 2020
Roger Farrow has a pic of Calomela bartoni (p 132 of his 2016 edn) that looks very similar too.

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