Castiarina decemmaculata
Ten-spot Jewel Beetle at Theodore, ACT
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| Castiarina decemmaculata | MichaelMulvaney | 14 Jul 2020 | |
| Castiarina decemmaculata | Harrisi | 28 Mar 2020 | |
| Castiarina (genus) | owenh | 28 Mar 2020 |
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4 comments
28 Mar 2020
Suspect Castiarina decemmaculata sp. showing elytral patterning variation but have been unable to locate supporting photo ref's.
28 Mar 2020
I'd say that's what you are looking at Owen. In the field I have observed broad variation in that sp. My access to ANIC collection is not possible at present time, may help find other examples of variation in this species.
29 Mar 2020
No worries Owen, another locally common, and at times confusing jewel beetle is Castiarina flavopicta which not only has pattern, but myriad colour variation as well; can be challenging!
Location information
- Coordinates 149.131542-35.449434
- Maps Melrose
- Places Theodore, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 24 Oct 2018 10:57 AM Recorded on
- owenh Recorded by
- Kunzea parvifolia Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- owenh Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Castiarina decemmaculata Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Castiarina decemmaculata Scientific name
- Ten-spot Jewel Beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 966.2m Recorded at altitude
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