1 A eucalyptus bud mimic jewel beetle at Paddys River, ACT
Identification history
| Castiarina testacea | 27 Jan 2022 | Harrisi |
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2 comments
natureguy
wrote:
27 Jan 2022
Wow, well done Stuart! Amazing that this species wasn't seen for decades locally and now has been seen on multiple occasions in the last two years.
Harrisi
wrote:
27 Jan 2022
Thanks Luke, this by no means diminishes your outstanding sighting last year; we have now brought awareness of this species so no doubt there will be more sightings in coming years. I have gone back to the meditation gardens a few times but am a bit hesitant to brandish my ento net there. When I have had, usually later in afternoon, have had no success with buprestids..
Location information
- Coordinates 149.024364-35.461188
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 25 Jan 2022 11:38 PM Recorded on
- Harrisi Recorded by
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Collections
Insects & spiders on Bursaria spinosa - a research project. Insects Beetles (Coleoptera) Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Harrisi
Additional information
- Bursaria spinosa Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Castiarina testacea Scientific name
- A eucalyptus bud mimic jewel beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Machine learning
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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