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Calomela ioptera
A rich brown leaf beetle with deeply pitted elytra. The pitting reflects blue in sunlight.
Nature reserve.
Spotted on Sep 1, 2014
Submitted on Sep 4, 2014
2 Comments
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.
Awsome beetle Martin. Its amazing how many cool beetles can be found in Australia