A jewel beetle at Bungonia, NSW
Identification history
| Castiarina interstitialis | 13 Nov 2025 | entom2 | ||
| Castiarina interstitialis | 11 Nov 2025 | Miranda |
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2 comments
entom2
wrote:
11 Nov 2025
Hi Miranda, I dont think this is Castiarina interstitialis which it either is, or is a separate species similar thereto. It looks like one of the specimens of this (whatever it is) that were photographed in the same general area last season, and deserves closer inspection, especially males if possible as the genitalia can be (though not always) diagnostic to species level. A couple of specimens have recently been set aside for me to investigate, but are you able to grab a few for me as well please? The longer the seies I can look at the better I can decide what is going on. Cheers, Allen (contact me via Facebook or Facebook Messenger if possible please. Sadly, NatureMappr is closing soon).
Location information
- Coordinates 150.005633-34.811742
- Altitude 580.8m
- Maps Bungonia State Conservation Area Goulburn Mulwaree Council
- Places Bungonia, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 10 Nov 2025 11:20 AM Recorded on
- Miranda Recorded by
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Collections
Miranda NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects Castiarina interstitialis
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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