Acacia Leaf Beetle at Moruya, NSW
Identification history
| Calomela moorei | 29 Aug 2024 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Calomela maculicollis | 8 Jan 2024 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Unidentified | 7 Jan 2024 | LisaH |
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2 comments
martinl
wrote:
29 Aug 2024
These are now Calomela moorei by name change.
The type species of this beetle was collected in Western Australia. The eastern population is a different species although they look the same. This was determoned by Chu and Reid (2019) ALA has not updated. Peter Chen (Brisbane Insects) has not updated. Simon Grove has updated, He is curator at TMAG (Tasmania)
Here are some notes;
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/27007585
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9671841
The type species of this beetle was collected in Western Australia. The eastern population is a different species although they look the same. This was determoned by Chu and Reid (2019) ALA has not updated. Peter Chen (Brisbane Insects) has not updated. Simon Grove has updated, He is curator at TMAG (Tasmania)
Here are some notes;
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/27007585
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9671841
Location information
- Maps Broulee Moruya Nature Observation Area
- Places Moruya, NSW
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- LisaH Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Beetles (Coleoptera) Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) LisaH South Coast NatureMapr
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Calomela moorei Scientific name
- Acacia Leaf Beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1669.7m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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