1 A jewel beetle at Wilsons Valley, NSW
Identification history
| Castiarina deyrollei | 17 Feb 2026 | MarkH | ||
| Castiarina ignota | 17 Feb 2026 | Harrisi |
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5 comments
MarkH
wrote:
17 Feb 2026
This doesn’t look like the ignota that I’m used to. All of the ignota I have seen before have a metallic green pattern whereas in this specimen the pattern just looks black. Also every specimen in my collection has red apices with a pre apical mark whereas this specimen the mark covers the entire apices.
It might be that specimens from this area are differently marked as my specimens are from a but further north.
It might be that specimens from this area are differently marked as my specimens are from a but further north.
KimberiRP
wrote:
17 Feb 2026
I'm inclined to go with C. deyrollei for this one. It's similar to your CNM #4425533, photographed at Geehi, 20 Feb 2022.
MarkH
wrote:
17 Feb 2026
I agree Kimberi. It matches the southern colour form of deyrollei (previously described as C. sancta but synonymised by Barker).
Harrisi
wrote:
17 Feb 2026
Well there you go:......they were all within 5m of each other so not surprising they are related. The distinct blue and green are in contrast though.
entom2
wrote:
18 Feb 2026
Most definitely, as Kim Pullen says, Castiarina deyrollei. Yes, formerly had the taxonomic name of Castiarina sancta, subsequently synonymised by Dr Shelley Barker with Castiarina deyrollei. Nonetheless, I'd be interested to see the results of a comparative DNA / RNA analysis with non-red specimens of Castiarina deyrollei, 'just in case'. Cheers, Allen M.. Sundholm.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.520899-36.352215
- Maps Kosciuszko National Park
- Places Wilsons Valley, NSW
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 15 Feb 2026 05:53 PM Recorded on
- Harrisi Recorded by
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Collections
Harrisi NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects Castiarina deyrollei
Additional information
- Leptospermum sp. Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Castiarina deyrollei Scientific name
- A jewel beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
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