Colpochila bella

Colpochila bella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Colpochila
Species:	C. bella
Binomial name
	Colpochila bella; Blackburn, 1890
Synonyms
	Haplonycha cara Lea, 1917; Haplonycha iridipennis Lea, 1917; Haplonycha amoena Blackburn, 1906; Haplonycha neglecta Blackburn, 1906; Haplonycha paradoxa Blackburn, 1906; Colpochila gracilis Blackburn, 1890;

Colpochila bella is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.^[1] It is found in Australia (South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia).^[2]^[3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 14–19 mm (0.55–0.75 in). The pronotum is shining, iridescent and reddish or black and the elytra are shining, iridescent and black, reddish or yellowish brown.^[3]

References

↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Colpochila bella at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
1 2 Britton, E. B. (1986). "A revision of the Australian chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). Vol. 4. Tribe Liparetrini: Genus Colpochila". Australian Journal of Zoology, Supplementary Series. 118: 1-135. Retrieved June 12, 2026.

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[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Colpochila bella at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved June 12, 2026.

[:2-3] 1 2 Britton, E. B. (1986). "A revision of the Australian chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). Vol. 4. Tribe Liparetrini: Genus Colpochila". Australian Journal of Zoology, Supplementary Series. 118: 1-135. Retrieved June 12, 2026.

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