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Wattle leaf beetle

Calomela bartoni

Description:

Metallic green pitted elytra on this tiny yellow leaf beetle.

Habitat:

Tips of silver wattle leaves.

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11 Comments

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 11 years ago

love the detail on both beetle and wattle-

MartinL
MartinL 11 years ago

Thanks for your comments Mayra, Ashish and Atul. There is usually a few of these to be found on Acacia each summer.

Atul
Atul 11 years ago

lovely stuff Martin!

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

Simply fantastic one...

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 11 years ago

Fantastic colors!!

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 12 years ago

Very nice beetle! Love the green.

MartinL
MartinL 12 years ago

I'm a bit lost with your ID request. My go to site is usually http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_... but I don't think your spotting occurs in Asian region.

Jonathan Sequeira
Jonathan Sequeira 12 years ago

Nice specimen...

MartinL
MartinL 12 years ago

Thanks Argy, this is one of my favorite beetles.

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 12 years ago

Stylish

MartinL
Spotted by
MartinL

Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Dec 4, 2011
Submitted on Dec 4, 2011

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