Calloodes grayianus
| Calloodes grayianus | |
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| Museum specimen of Calloodes grayianus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Calloodes |
| Species: | C. grayianus |
| Binomial name | |
| Calloodes grayianus White, 1845 | |
Calloodes grayianus, the golden bordered beetle, is a species of shining leaf chafers of the family Scarabaeidae.
Description
[edit]Calloodes grayianus can reach a body length of about 30 millimetres (1.2 in). It is the largest species of the genus Calloodes and it is a structurally coloured species creating a green body appearance, with yellow margins. It shows complex eyes and a horny protrusion in the front head.
Distribution
[edit]This species can be found in the rainforest of Australia.
Etymology
[edit]The name honours John Edward Gray.