Castiarina marginicollis

A jewel beetle at Borough, NSW

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Identification history

Castiarina marginicollis	22 Dec 2024	AlisonMilton
Castiarina marginicollis	22 Dec 2024	entom2
Unverified	14 Dec 2024	Paul4K

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2 comments

MarkH wrote:

14 Dec 2024

Because of the angle it’s almost impossible to identify however the ventral colour and colour on the pronotum narrows it down to Castiarina marginicollis I think (I need to look at some reference specimens which I cannot do until tomorrow)

entom2 wrote:

22 Dec 2024

MarkH has it correct, this is definitely Castiarina marginicollis.

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Location information

Maps Boro
Places Borough, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
Paul4K Recorded by
Collections
Paul4K Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

Leptospermum sp. Associated plant
5mm to 12mm 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 marginicollis Scientific name
A jewel beetle Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Machine learning
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Additional attributes

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania