A jewel beetle at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH)
Identification history
| Castiarina nasuta | 29 Nov 2023 | MarkH | ||
| Castiarina erythroptera | 29 Nov 2023 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Unidentified | 26 Nov 2023 | abread111 |
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4 comments
abread111
wrote:
29 Nov 2023
@MarkH how do you tell the difference between these 2 Castiarina species?
AlisonMilton
wrote:
29 Nov 2023
@MarkH Thanks Mark, I made a hasty decision and didn't scroll down enough to look at other options. Still learning Jewel beetles. Mostly leave these to Stuart. :-)
MarkH
wrote:
29 Nov 2023
Hi abread111, they have different striae on the elytra and the elytra apices are also different. You would also notice the quite marked difference in the pronotum between them ( you can’t see this in your photos). Cheers
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.164948-35.234540
- Altitude 653.0m
- Survey points Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH)
- Places Watson, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 26 Nov 2023 12:06 PM Recorded on
- abread111 Recorded by
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Castiarina nasuta Scientific name
- A jewel beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 653m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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