A Jewel Beetle at Carwoola, NSW
Identification history
| Castiarina octospilota | 20 Dec 2024 | KimberiRP | ||
| Castiarina decemmaculata | 20 Dec 2024 | clarehoneydove |
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2 comments
KimberiRP
wrote:
20 Dec 2024
Castiarina decemmaculata (a spring-active species) and C. octospilota (summer-active) have similar colours, but C. octospilota is more robust.
clarehoneydove
wrote:
20 Dec 2024
got it, thank you @KimberiRP appreciate you taking the time to help me learn!!
Location information
- Coordinates 149.277093-35.362997
- Altitude 791.0m
- Maps Cuumbeun Nature Reserve
- Places Carwoola, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 20 Dec 2024 05:08 PM Recorded on
- clarehoneydove Recorded by
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Collections
clarehoneydove Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Castiarina octospilota Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Additional information
- Tea tree Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- 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
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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