Castiarina erythroptera
Lycid Mimic Jewel Beetle at Queanbeyan West, NSW
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| Castiarina erythroptera | AlisonMilton | 10 Nov 2024 | |
| Unverified | Paul4K | 8 Nov 2024 |
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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
- 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
- Yes Insect on a flower
Collections
- Paul4K Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Castiarina erythroptera Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
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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5 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location