Castiarina scalaris

Scalaris jewel beetle at Ingeegoodbee, NSW

Castiarina scalaris at Ingeegoodbee, NSW - 11 Jan 2025 10:55 AM
Castiarina scalaris at Ingeegoodbee, NSW - 11 Jan 2025 10:55 AM
Castiarina scalaris at Ingeegoodbee, NSW - 11 Jan 2025 10:55 AM
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Identification history

Castiarina scalaris 17 Jan 2025 MarkH
Castiarina scalaris 17 Jan 2025 entom2
Castiarina sp. (genus) 16 Jan 2025 entom2
Unidentified 16 Jan 2025 RobParnell

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4 comments

entom2 wrote:
   16 Jan 2025
Hi Rob, this is an interesting-looking species in Castiarina, but I'm not confident of putting a species name to it, though it is closest to Castiarina ignota. Do you have any other shots of it, especially looking straight down on it? Cheers, Allen M. Sundholm
Harrisi wrote:
   16 Jan 2025
C. delectabilis?
MarkH wrote:
   17 Jan 2025
I’m thinking it’s just a scalaris.
entom2 wrote:
   17 Jan 2025
MarkH, agree, now that the extra pics have been added. Cheers, Allen

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