| Callistola margaretae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Callistola |
| Species: | C. margaretae |
| Binomial name | |
| Callistola margaretae | |
Callistola margaretae is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in New Guinea.
Adults reach a length of about 7.4-8.4 mm. They are orange testaceous to purplish black. The basal one-third of the elytra is purplish to greenish black, orange testaceous in the middle and purplish black on the apical one-third. [2]
The recorded host plants for this species are Freycinetia species. [3] The larvae and pupae have also been described. The larvae are yellow testaceous with five pigmented eye spots on the head.