Castiarina scalaris

Scalaris jewel beetle at Mount Taylor

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.065760-35.371157
• Maps Mount Taylor
• Places Kambah, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 3 Dec 2023 12:30 PM Recorded on
• HelenCross Recorded by

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  HelenCross Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Castiarina scalaris Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects

Additional information

• Leptospermum Associated plant
• 12mm to 25mm Animal size
• Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
• True Insect on a flower

Species information

• Castiarina scalaris Scientific name
• Scalaris jewel beetle Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 1068m Recorded at altitude
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