3 Jewel beetle at Coree, ACT
Identification history
| Castiarina sexplagiata | 6 Nov 2018 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Castiarina sp. (genus) | 2 Nov 2018 | Harrisi | ||
| Unidentified | 2 Nov 2018 | Harrisi |
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4 comments
HarveyPerkins
wrote:
4 Nov 2018
Looks like you might have two species there, Stuart. The brighter one looks like C. sexplagiata, the other looks different to me.
Harrisi
wrote:
5 Nov 2018
Correct on both counts Harvey. Have just had word back from a Buprestid expert who confirms one as C. sexplagiata and the other (larger) one as C. australasiae. I will post an individual pic/sighting for the latter presently. Have nine species for the ACT so far and counting !
Harrisi
wrote:
9 Nov 2018
thanks Michael(b). A few of the usual ingredients have gone into this success so far; lots of time, and patience, good mentoring, good research and an eye for spotting flowering natives. If I had children or a mortgage I would have trouble justifying this pursuit, but luckily i have neither and only working casually I have alot of free time! Most of all, i enjoy the challenge!
Location information
- Coordinates 148.946076-35.325558
- Maps Cotter Reserve
- Places Coree, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 2 Nov 2018 07:26 PM Recorded on
- Harrisi Recorded by
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Featured sightings Insects Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Harrisi
Additional information
- Leptospermum sp. Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Mixed Gender
Species information
- Castiarina sexplagiata Scientific name
- Jewel beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1199.5m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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- 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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