Castiarina octospilota

A Jewel Beetle at Kosciuszko National Park

Identification history

Identify this sighting

Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.

Be the first to comment

Please Login or Register to comment.

Location information

• Coordinates 148.522718-36.350424
• Maps Kosciuszko National Park
• Places Wilsons Valley, NSW

Sighting information

• At least 1 Abundance
• 20 Jan 2024 11:14 AM Recorded on
• Harrisi Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Harrisi Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

• Leptospermum sp. Associated plant
• 12mm to 25mm Animal size
• Female Gender
• Egg laying Breeding behaviour
• Breeding behaviour Insect behaviour on flower

Species information

• Castiarina octospilota Scientific name
• A Jewel Beetle Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 1057m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
• External link More information

Record quality

• 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