Castiarina octospilota

A Jewel Beetle at Uriarra Village, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 148.835147-35.321998
• Maps Lower Cotter Catchment
• Places Uriarra Village, ACT

Sighting information

• At least 1 Abundance
• 30 Dec 2024 11:12 AM Recorded on
• DPRees125 Recorded by

• Collections

  DPRees125 Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

• 12mm to 25mm Animal size
• Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
• True Pollinator Insect on Flower

Species information

• Castiarina octospilota Scientific name
• A Jewel Beetle Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 1057m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
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