Calloodes rayneri
| Calloodes rayneri | |
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| Museum specimen of Calloodes rayneri | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Calloodes |
| Species: | C. rayneri |
| Binomial name | |
| Calloodes rayneri MacLeay, 1864 | |
Calloodes rayneri, the green scarab beetle or Christmas beetle, is a species of shining leaf chafers of the family Scarabaeidae.[1]
Description
[edit]Calloodes rayneri has bright metallic-green body and reddish legs. It is quite common in northern Australia at Christmas time (hence the common name).[2] Larvae probably live in sandy habitats.[3]
Distribution
[edit]This species can be found in coastal area of Queensland (Australia).[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Biolib
- ↑ Science Photo Library
- 1 2 "Australian Government Department of the Environment". Archived from the original on 2015-01-28. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
- Smith A. B. T. (2003) Checklist of the world Anoplognathini