Castiarina interstitialis
A jewel beetle at Cotter River, ACT
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| Castiarina interstitialis | MichaelMulvaney | 1 Nov 2025 | |
| Castiarina interstitialis | Christine | 23 Oct 2025 | |
| Castiarina interstitialis | Christine | 23 Oct 2025 |
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I've made two sightings as the differences in colouring seemed to make it worth doing that. I am assuming that they are all the same species.
3 comments
23 Oct 2025
Hi Christine, unfortunately they are 2 different species 😊. The first picture is Castiarina sexplagiata while the other two are interstitialis.
Can you please set them up as 2 different sightings?
Cheers
Can you please set them up as 2 different sightings?
Cheers
4 Nov 2025
Hi Christine, currently I see two pictures in your post above, and both are of Castiarina interstitialis. Was there a third photo you split off, being of Castiarina sexplagiata? Cheers, Allen.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.834795-35.534220
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Cotter River, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 20 Oct 2025 02:53 PM Recorded on
- Christine Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- Christine NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Castiarina interstitialis Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Castiarina interstitialis Scientific name
- A jewel beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 978m Recorded at altitude
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6 / 7
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