Castiarina commixta
3 Jewel Beetle at Karabar, NSW
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| Castiarina commixta | MarkH | 12 Dec 2024 | |
| Castiarina commixta | MarkH | 9 Dec 2024 | |
| Castiarina (genus) | DianneClarke | 9 Dec 2024 |
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User's notes
Going through the 241 Castiarina species in iNat, this looks like C. commixta. However there are only 2 observations and they are both near Melbourne. I shaded the beetle for the 3rd shot.
9 comments
9 Dec 2024
This is definitely Castiarina commixta. It’s an uncommon but spectacular species which I have found in the Blue Mountains near Lithgow as well as further south in the hinterland near Nowra.
9 Dec 2024
Thanks Mark - I couldn't find it as an option but I seem to be having a problem with the system today.
9 Dec 2024
I have added the species. Apparently can take a while before it appears in the list
12 Dec 2024
@MarkH It doesn't seem to be there yet - might it have got caught in the delays/ bugs earlier in the week?
Location information
- Maps Mount Jerrabomberra QP
- Places Karabar, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- DianneClarke Recorded by
- Kunzea sp Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Yes Insect on a flower
Collections
- Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects DianneClarke Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Castiarina commixta
Species information
- Castiarina commixta Scientific name
- Jewel Beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
Record quality
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location