Castiarina (genus)
Unidentified Castiarina jewel beetle at Mongarlowe, NSW
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| Castiarina (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 7 May 2026 | |
| Unverified | LisaH | 15 Feb 2026 |
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Really sorry - no better photos achievable, so understand if can't identify
2 comments
16 Feb 2026
The Castiarina are a tad too far out of view and focus to be able to ID them to species, but I do suspect they are both Castiarina scalaris. Do a search for Castiarina and see if they look like what you saw here. The longhorn beetle at top left (the grey one with longitudinal stripes) is Distichocera fuliginosa, and the cetonid beetle (the roundish pale yellow spotted job) is in the genus Clithria. and I am thinking it might be Clithris eucnemis. Cheers, Allen M. Sundholm.
Location information
- Maps Mongarlowe River
- Places Mongarlowe, NSW
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- LisaH Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Insects & spiders on Bursaria spinosa - a research project. LisaH NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects Castiarina (genus)
Species information
- Castiarina (genus) Scientific name
- Unidentified Castiarina jewel beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 578.72m Recorded at altitude
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