Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Scarabaeidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Coleoptera Subfamily Rutelinae | |
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Similar Beetle, Christmas beetle, Rutelinae, Jewel scarab | ||
Calloodes rayneri, the Green Scarab Beetle or Christmas Beetle, is a species of shining leaf chafers belonging to the Scarabaeidae family.
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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
Calloodes rayneri Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA