5 A jewel beetle at Tharwa, ACT
Identification history
| Castiarina deyrollei | 16 Jan 2020 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Castiarina deyrollei | 14 Jan 2020 | Harrisi |
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Significant sighting
4 comments
Harrisi
wrote:
15 Jan 2020
Indeed Aaron, and there is a nice little story behind it too; that's why I added 5th pic. This was taken on 30DEC19, I got the slightest glimpse (and a very quick pic) before it flew away! One week later i returned, and there it was, on exactly the same shrub! :)
entom2
wrote:
22 Aug 2023
This record is an excellent find, and is as far north that I know of that this red form of this species occurs. In fact, it is the first record of this form outside of Victoria. Castiarina deyrollei was formerly thought to be a separate species, called Castiarina sancta, and before that, Stigmodera (Castiarina) sancta. Nonetheless, a DNA study of this form, lets call it 'variety sancta',and comparisons with the DNA of others of this species from elsewhere, could well prove enlightening.
entom2
wrote:
22 Aug 2023
By the way, does anyone know which species of Leptospermum flowers it is on please?
Location information
- Coordinates 148.919987-35.515501
- Places Tharwa, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 30 Dec 2019 04:57 PM Recorded on
- Harrisi Recorded by
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Collections
Significant Featured Harrisi Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Castiarina deyrollei Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Additional information
- Leptospermum sp. Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Castiarina deyrollei Scientific name
- A jewel beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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