Castiarina scalaris

2 Scalaris jewel beetle at Black Mountain

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.109360-35.268293
• Altitude 629.5m
• Maps Black Mountain
• Places Canberra Central, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 13 Dec 2023 10:11 AM Recorded on
• ConBoekel Recorded by

• Collections

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

Additional information

• Leptospermum sp Associated plant
• 5mm to 12mm Animal size
• Alive / healthy Animal health
• 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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