Castiarina livida
Jewel Beetle at Bungonia, NSW
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| Castiarina livida | AlisonMilton | 10 Jan 2025 | |
| Castiarina vegeta | MarkH | 27 Nov 2024 | |
| Castiarina (genus) | KorinneM | 24 Nov 2024 |
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Closest seem to be Castiarina kershawi and Castiarina livida. Will be posting on the Beetles group on facebook for the beetles experts to chime in.
9 comments
27 Nov 2024
@AlisonMilton "Not Castiarina kershawi, which is in a different species group. This is either Castiarina vegeta or Castiarina livida. A bit tricky to ID from a photo, really need a couple of specimens to hand, including at least one or two males, to attempt to ID to species. Cheers, Allen M. Sundholm OAM"
27 Nov 2024
Castiarina vegeta is normally in green, not blue and the pattern seems too bold for livida.
Do you have a photo from directly above?
Do you have a photo from directly above?
27 Nov 2024
I just checked my reference collection and I do have vegeta in blue as well as green so at this point I’m leaning that way.
27 Nov 2024
@KorinneM @MarkH I have a photo looking more directly down on it, though of course yours is a better photo. I had a really bad day.
Castiarina livida (Jewel Beetle)
Also, if this is the same beetle, check the third photo in Miranda's sighting. Castiarina livida (Jewel Beetle)
Castiarina livida (Jewel Beetle)
Also, if this is the same beetle, check the third photo in Miranda's sighting. Castiarina livida (Jewel Beetle)
27 Nov 2024
Thanks Alison, I’m getting towards 100% in determining it’s C. vegeta. I’ll put that ID on it
Cheers
Cheers
27 Nov 2024
@MarkH Thanks Mark. I really should leave jewel beetle IDs to the more expert :-)
27 Nov 2024
It needs the extra step or two to actually add that species properly/add it on to this sighting - which any mod for this category should be able to do.
27 Nov 2024
@MarkH Mark, Are you happy for me to add this new species to NatureMapr and confirm to sightings you have suggested?
There is also another sighting by Aussiegal but I think this one looks a bit different. Castiarina livida (Jewel Beetle)
There is also another sighting by Aussiegal but I think this one looks a bit different. Castiarina livida (Jewel Beetle)
Location information
- Coordinates 150.007867-34.810489
- Maps Goulburn Mulwaree Council Bungonia State Conservation Area
- Places Bungonia, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 17 Nov 2024 12:13 PM Recorded on
- KorinneM Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Yes Insect on a flower
Collections
- KorinneM NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Castiarina livida Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Castiarina livida Scientific name
- Jewel Beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1496.33m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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7 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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