| Callistola tricolor | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Callistola |
| Species: | C. tricolor |
| Binomial name | |
| Callistola tricolor | |
Callistola tricolor is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in south-western New Guinea.
Adults reach a length of about 10 mm. They are ochraceous to purplish green and black. The pronotum is orange-ochraceous with a triangular black apical area. The basal half of the elytra is ochraceous with a purplish green band. The apical one-fifth is reddish ochraceous. [2]
The recorded host plants for this species are Freycinetia species. [3] The larvae have also been described. They are testaceous, but pale pitchy brown on most of the caudal process.