Calloodes grayianus

Calloodes grayianus
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

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

This species can be found in the rainforest of Australia.

Etymology

The name honours John Edward Gray.

References

• Biolib
• Andrew B. T. Smith Checklist of the world Anoplognathini
• A review of the Australian rutelinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaedae)