Castiarina octospilota

A Jewel Beetle at Bombay, NSW

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.713461-35.427941
• Altitude 652.0m
• Places Bombay, NSW

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 28 Nov 2024 01:18 PM Recorded on
• MatthewFrawley Recorded by

• Collections

  Bombay Reserve MatthewFrawley Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Castiarina octospilota Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects

Additional information

• Leptospermum obovatum Associated plant
• 12mm to 25mm Animal size
• Unknown Gender
• Alive / healthy Animal health
• Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
• True Insect on a flower

Species information

• Castiarina octospilota Scientific name
• A Jewel Beetle Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 1235.62m Recorded at altitude
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