Calloodes rayneri

Calloodes rayneri
Museum specimen of Calloodes rayneri
Scientific classification Edit this 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.

Description

Calloodes rayneri has bright metallic-green body and reddish legs. It is quite common in northern Australia at Christmas time (hence the common name). Larvae probably live in sandy habitats.

Distribution

This species can be found in coastal area of Queensland (Australia).

References

  1. ↑ Biolib
  2. ↑ Science Photo Library
  3. 1 2 "Australian Government Department of the Environment". Archived from the original on 2015-01-28. Retrieved 2015-01-24.