Castiarina vicina
Vicina jewel beetle at Greenway, ACT
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| Castiarina vicina | MarkH | 6 Dec 2024 | |
| Castiarina (genus) | DPRees125 | 6 Dec 2024 |
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in close proximity without interaction with Sighting 4625472, bit bigger and with white marking on basal outside edge of elytra, could be a variant of the mentioned observation or something else....
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Location information
- Coordinates 148.964602-35.464780
- Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
- Places Greenway, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 5 Dec 2024 03:08 PM Recorded on
- DPRees125 Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- Yes Insect on a flower
Collections
- DPRees125 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Castiarina vicina Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Castiarina vicina Scientific name
- Vicina jewel beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 654.1m Recorded at altitude
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6 / 7
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