Castiarina bella

5 A Jewel Beetle at Penrose, NSW

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Location information

• Places Penrose, NSW

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• Aussiegall Recorded by

• Collections

  Aussiegall Southern Highlands NatureMapr Castiarina bella Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects

Additional information

• Ozothamnus Associated plant
• 25mm to 50mm Animal size
• Alive / healthy Animal health
• Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
• True Insect on a flower

Species information

• Castiarina bella Scientific name
• A Jewel Beetle Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 25.5m Recorded at altitude
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• Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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