1 A jewel beetle at suppressed
Identification history
| Castiarina thomsoni | 16 Feb 2023 | Harrisi |
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2 comments
MattM
wrote:
16 Feb 2023
Hi Harrisi. Just noticed you uploaded several Castiarina spp. with very similar patterning and colouration. Is there a reason they share the same patterning, like mimicry of a species toxic to predators?
Harrisi
wrote:
18 Feb 2023
Hi MattM. One of the several Castiarina spp. I recently uploaded was a lycid mimic. The other are all trifasciate and this patterning is quite effective in a range of foliage and flowers where you often find them, despite their sometimes bold and bright colouration. I can ask one next time I am in the field if you like?
Sighting information
- 11 Abundance
- 11 Feb 2023 09:46 AM Recorded on
- Harrisi Recorded by
Additional information
- Kunzea sp. Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Castiarina thomsoni Scientific name
- A jewel beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Confirmed by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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