Jewel beetle at Bungonia, NSW
Identification history
| Castiarina sexplagiata | 26 Nov 2024 | entom2 | ||
| Castiarina sexplagiata | 24 Nov 2024 | KorinneM | ||
| Castiarina interstitialis | 24 Nov 2024 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Castiarina (genus) | 24 Nov 2024 | KorinneM |
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Will be posting on the Beetles group on facebook for the beetles experts to chime in.
1 comment
KorinneM
wrote:
24 Nov 2024
@AlisonMilton - Allen Sundholm (entomologist) has indicated on the Facebook Beetles group that it is Castiarina sexplagiata.
Location information
- Coordinates 150.007861-34.810481
- Maps Goulburn Mulwaree Council Bungonia State Conservation Area
- Places Bungonia, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 17 Nov 2024 12:15 PM Recorded on
- KorinneM Recorded by
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KorinneM Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Castiarina sexplagiata Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- True Insect on a flower
Species information
- Castiarina sexplagiata Scientific name
- Jewel beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1199.5m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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