a jewel beetle at Bungonia, NSW
Identification history
| Castiarina oblita | 24 Nov 2024 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Castiarina oblita | 24 Nov 2024 | KorinneM | ||
| Castiarina flavopicta | 24 Nov 2024 | KorinneM |
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User's notes
Thank you to Alison Milton for spotting all the jewel beetles I shot and showing me where to find them.
1 comment
KorinneM
wrote:
24 Nov 2024
Allen Sundholm (entomologist) has said on the facebook beetles group:
Pretty sure this is Castiarina oblita.
Pretty sure this is Castiarina oblita.
Location information
- Coordinates 150.007864-34.810486
- Maps Bungonia State Conservation Area Goulburn Mulwaree Council
- Places Bungonia, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 17 Nov 2024 12:14 PM Recorded on
- KorinneM Recorded by
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Insects Beetles (Coleoptera) Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) KorinneM Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- True Pollinator Insect on Flower
Species information
- Castiarina oblita Scientific name
- a jewel beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 652.8m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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