Castiarina octospilota

A Jewel Beetle at Molonglo Valley, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.087836-35.275833
• Maps Black Mountain
• Places Molonglo Valley, ACT

Sighting information

• 2 Abundance
• 15 Dec 2022 06:09 PM Recorded on
• Harrisi Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Harrisi

Additional information

• Leptospermum sp. Associated plant
• 5mm to 12mm Animal size
• Alive / healthy Animal health
• Other activity Insect behaviour on flower

Species information

• Castiarina octospilota Scientific name
• A Jewel Beetle Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 818m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
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