Castiarina rufipennis
Jewel beetle at Wodonga, VIC
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| Castiarina rufipennis | AlisonMilton | 15 Dec 2024 | ||
| Castiarina erythroptera | KylieWaldon | 15 Dec 2024 |
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guess at species.
3 comments
15 Dec 2024
This is Castiarina rufipennis, which needs to be added to the species list for this region please.
15 Dec 2024
@entom2 Hi, If a species is in the global list it is easy to add to a region. Navigate to Insects - Beetles - Jewel beetles and if you don't see it, simply click Can't find it and the global species will then be available in the dropdown menu. If the species is still not thre this is where you suggest a new species. Hope this helps.
Thanks for all your IDs I don't know jewel beetles well and so many look alike, so I am able to use your suggestions to increase my knowledge.
Thanks for all your IDs I don't know jewel beetles well and so many look alike, so I am able to use your suggestions to increase my knowledge.
16 Dec 2024
TY all. I'm only just starting to see differences. When I started a couple of years ago all orange and black beetles looked the same!
Location information
- Coordinates 146.874856-36.168529
- Places Wodonga, VIC
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 15 Dec 2024 07:13 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
- bursaria spinosa Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- Yes Insect on a flower
Collections
- KylieWaldon Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr Castiarina rufipennis Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Castiarina rufipennis Scientific name
- Jewel beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 759m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
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- Additional attributes
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location