Castiarina crenata

Jewel beetle at Tuggeranong DC, ACT

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Identification history

	Castiarina crenata	1 Dec 2020	Harrisi
	Castiarina crenata	1 Dec 2020	owenh

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2 comments

Harrisi wrote:

1 Dec 2020

Well done Owen, have been seeing this sp. on Cassinia the past week also!

owenh wrote:

2 Dec 2020

Thanks Stuart, and for the info. Have only seen these previously in this area on Bursaria and, for the past few years, the lone Firethorn when it's in flower.

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Sighting information

9 Abundance
1 Dec 2020 12:55 PM Recorded on
owenh Recorded by
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Insects Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) owenh Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

Cassinia sp. Associated plant
5mm to 12mm Animal size
Mixed Gender
Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour

Species information

Castiarina crenata Scientific name
Jewel beetle Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 906.43m Recorded at altitude
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