Jewel Beetle at Bungonia, NSW
Identification history
| Castiarina livida | 20 Nov 2025 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Castiarina livida | 11 Nov 2025 | entom2 | ||
| Castiarina (genus) | 11 Nov 2025 | Miranda |
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2 comments
entom2
wrote:
11 Nov 2025
I am suggesting this is Castiarina livida, but in my mind I am thinking 'huh?' as normally the background colour in livida (the colour within the elytra as opposed to the dark foreground colour on the elytra which is only present in the outermost layers of the elytral chitin) is yellow not orange. Again, if I can inspect some males that will surely resolve my query. Cheers, Allen.
Location information
- Coordinates 150.006569-34.811164
- Altitude 579.5m
- Maps Goulburn Mulwaree Council Bungonia State Conservation Area
- Places Bungonia, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 10 Nov 2025 11:47 AM Recorded on
- Miranda Recorded by
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Collections
Miranda NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Castiarina livida Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Additional information
- ozothamnus diosmifolius Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Castiarina livida Scientific name
- Jewel Beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1496.33m Recorded at altitude
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- More than one media file
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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