Castiarina erythroptera

Lycid Mimic Jewel Beetle at Denman Prospect, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.010467-35.298219
• Altitude 634.9m
• Maps Piney Ridge Bluetts Block (402, 403, 12, 11)
• Places Denman Prospect, ACT

Sighting information

• At least 1 Abundance
• 7 Nov 2025 02:34 PM Recorded on
• Miranda Recorded by

• Collections

  Miranda NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Castiarina erythroptera Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects

Additional information

• 5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

• Castiarina erythroptera Scientific name
• Lycid Mimic Jewel Beetle Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 787m Recorded at altitude
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