Castiarina octospilota

A Jewel Beetle at Tharwa, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 148.914489-35.519448
• Maps Gibraltar Pines
• Places Tharwa, ACT

Sighting information

• 3 Abundance
• 5 Feb 2025 09:01 AM Recorded on
• Harrisi Recorded by

• Collections

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

Additional information

• 5mm to 12mm Animal size
• Alive / healthy Animal health
• 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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