2 A Jewel Beetle at Denman Prospect, ACT
Identification history
| Castiarina ignota | 12 Dec 2024 | Harrisi |
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5 comments
MarkH
wrote:
12 Dec 2024
Ignota is such a nice species. It was always a pleasure seeing them when I was out in the Blue Mountains or southern NSW hinterland.
Harrisi
wrote:
12 Dec 2024
Definitely a TYBA species Mark! What I found interesting, and something I have observed before, is that larger casts (and temogs) seem to feed further in to a bush (safety) rather than being out on a limb, so to speak like more common and smaller spp.
MarkH
wrote:
12 Dec 2024
They might be more aware of being predated on by birds 🤷♂️…. but I’ve seen heaps of large species right out in the open so it might be circumstantial and your imagination 😊
Harrisi
wrote:
12 Dec 2024
Or a bit of both.........I can count the Temogs I have seen on one hand Mark and look fwd to the day I see them 'dripping' off foliage!
Location information
- Coordinates 149.006408-35.297522
- Maps Piney Ridge Bluetts Block (402, 403, 12, 11)
- Places Denman Prospect, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 11 Dec 2024 09:18 PM Recorded on
- Harrisi Recorded by
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Collections
Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects Harrisi Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Kunzea sp. Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
Species information
- Castiarina ignota Scientific name
- A Jewel Beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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