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One of the Chrysomelid Beetle, Spilopyra sumptuosa is also commonly known as the Rainbow Leaf Beetle.
Spilopyra sumptuosa is one of the most spectacular beetles in the rainforests of Queensland and New South Wales. This species of leaf beetle is very shiny with patchy metallic colours like a polished metal ornament. If you think such a beautiful beetle must stand out in the forest and easy to spot, you can’t be further from the truth. The way lights reflect on their bodies in the dark rainforest helps them blend in with the environment and hide in the foliage very well.
Spilopyra sumptuosa (Rainbow Leaf Beetle), NSW/QLD © Hongming Kan
More info on Hongming Kan website Australian Insects: Spilopyra sumptuosa.
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
- Class: Insecta
- Subclass: Pterygota
- Order: Coleoptera
- Suborder: Polyphaga
- Superfamily: Chrysomeloidea
- Family: Chrysomelidae
- Subfamily:
- Bruchinae Latreille, 1802
- Cassidinae Gyllenhal, 1813
- Chrysomelinae Latreille, 1802
- Criocerinae Latreille, 1807
- Cryptocephalinae Gyllenhal, 1813
- Donaciinae Kirby, 1837
- Eumolpinae Hope, 1840
- Galerucinae Latreille, 1802
- Sagrinae Leach, 1815
- Spilopyrinae Chapuis, 1874
Footnote & References
- Spilopyra sumptuosa (Rainbow Leaf Beetle), Photographs © Hongming Kan
- Spilopyra sumptuosa, Australian Insects, author Hongming Kan, https://australianinsectsblog.wordpress.com/spilopyra-sumptuosa/
- Spilopyra sumptuosa Baly, 1860, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/Spilopyra sumptuosa
- Spilopyra sumptuosa, iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/543935-Spilopyra-sumptuosa
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