Lycid Mimic Jewel Beetle at Queanbeyan West, NSW
Identification history
| Castiarina erythroptera | 10 Nov 2024 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Unverified | 8 Nov 2024 | Paul4K |
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Two days sightings,all in same patch of plants. May be feeding on florets rather than nectar or pollen
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.215158-35.359083
- Maps Bicentennial Park
- Places Queanbeyan West, NSW
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- 9 Nov 2024 07:19 AM Recorded on
- Paul4K Recorded by
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Collections
Paul4K Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Castiarina erythroptera Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Additional information
- Leucochrysum albicans ssp tricolour Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- True Insect on a flower
Species information
- Castiarina erythroptera Scientific name
- Lycid Mimic Jewel Beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 787m Recorded at altitude
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- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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