Castiarina amplipennis
Jewel Beetle at Kingsdale, NSW
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| Castiarina amplipennis | KimberiRP | 27 Nov 2024 | |
| Castiarina amplipennis | MarkH | 26 Nov 2024 | |
| Unverified | trevorpreston | 26 Nov 2024 |
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5 comments
26 Nov 2024
Mark, at a glance is there a distinctive feature that differentiates this sp. from C. subpura?
26 Nov 2024
There are a couple of distinctive differences Stuart. Firstly the pattern on the apices is different. Amplipennis has a dark mark right on the elytral tip whereas subpura has a small mark on the margin just above the apices. Subpura has a yellowy/light brown background whereas amplipennis has a reddish brown background colour (a bit more like rufipennis). Amplipennis is also a larger species than subpura.
26 Nov 2024
Thanks Mark, in retrospect I will go look at my sightings because I may have confused these 2 x spp. Colour variability can be tricky so the apical makings will be useful to differentiate..
Location information
- Coordinates 149.668937-34.668243
- Altitude 723.0m
- Maps Alison Hone Reserve Goulburn Mulwaree Council
- Places Kingsdale, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 25 Nov 2024 09:05 AM Recorded on
- trevorpreston Recorded by
- Sago bush Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- trevorpreston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Castiarina amplipennis Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Castiarina amplipennis Scientific name
- Jewel Beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 723m Recorded at altitude
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