Castiarina erythroptera
Lycid Mimic Jewel Beetle at Arthurs Seat, VIC
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| Castiarina erythroptera | AlisonMilton | 20 Dec 2023 | |
| Castiarina erythroptera | HelenCross | 18 Dec 2023 | |
| Unverified | HelenCross | 18 Dec 2023 |
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3 comments
20 Dec 2023
@Harrisi - not sure whether you received a notification about this one - I think the emails weren't going out for a few days.
20 Dec 2023
Hi Helen, I'm not a moderator in this area but it is definitely what you suggest it is !
Location information
- Places Arthurs Seat, VIC
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- HelenCross Recorded by
- Leptospermum Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- No Insect on a flower
Collections
- HelenCross NatureMapr Castiarina erythroptera Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Castiarina erythroptera Scientific name
- Lycid Mimic Jewel Beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 787m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- GPS evidence of location
- Additional attributes
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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