Castiarina sexplagiata

Jewel beetle at Cotter River, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 148.834672-35.532256
• Altitude 911.0m
• Maps Namadgi National Park
• Places Cotter River, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 23 Nov 2024 01:53 PM Recorded on
• KorinneM Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects Beetles (Coleoptera) Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) KorinneM Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

• Ozothamnus genus I think. Associated plant
• 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
• Machine learning
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