1 A jewel beetle at Bluetts Block (402, 403, 12, 11)
Identification history
| Castiarina subpura | 22 Nov 2023 | entom2 | ||
| Castiarina subpura | 19 Nov 2023 | Harrisi | ||
| Unidentified | 19 Nov 2023 | Miranda |
Identify this sighting
Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.
User's notes
I think this is a jewel beetle and it had a fleet of tiny wasps or bees on its elytra. They stayed on even when it flew between different branches. Any idea what is happening? I saw another of the same species with just one little passenger and several with none.
Be the first to comment
Location information
- Coordinates 149.008553-35.298706
- Altitude 664.2m
- Maps Piney Ridge Bluetts Block (402, 403, 12, 11)
- Places Denman Prospect, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 Abundance
- 19 Nov 2023 12:59 PM Recorded on
- Miranda Recorded by
-
Collections
Photographic Competition - best invertebrate animal image Insects Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Miranda
Additional information
- Leptospermum Associated plant
- Tiny wasps? Associated Insect
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- True Pollinator Insect on Flower
Species information
- Castiarina subpura Scientific name
- A jewel beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1044m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
Record quality
- Overall Fit for scientific/research use
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes
