Jewel beetle at Yackandandah, VIC
Identification history
| Castiarina sexplagiata | 30 May 2025 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Castiarina sexplagiata | 26 Jan 2025 | WendyEM | ||
| Unverified | 11 Dec 2021 | KylieWaldon |
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Went back to Yack and watched this bush for 30 minutes to get better photos than I did last week. Exciting.
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Location information
- Coordinates 146.831837-36.320121
- Places Yackandandah, VIC
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 11 Dec 2021 07:50 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
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Collections
KylieWaldon NatureMapr Castiarina sexplagiata Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Additional information
- kunzea Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- True Insect on a flower
Species information
- Castiarina sexplagiata Scientific name
- Jewel beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1199.5m 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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