Callistola bella

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Callistola bella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Callistola
Species:
C. bella
Binomial name
Callistola bella
Gressitt, 1960

Callistola bella is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in New Guinea.

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 12.3 mm. They are reddish to purplish blue. The head is bluish black above and pale beneath and the antennae are bluish black. The elytra are steel blue on basal four-fifths, varying to purplish and green with the apex reddish. [1]

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Freycinetia species. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Gressitt, J.L. (1960). "Papuan-West Polynesian Hispine Beetles" (PDF). Pacific Insects. 2 (1). Entomology Department, Bishop Museum: 518–530. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
  2. ↑ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Cryptonychini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
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