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Jewel beetle

Castiarina bella

Photo by MartinL
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Field Notes

Description:

An attractive jewel beetle on Melaleuca flowers with two light bands, the posterior band with strong red margin.
The secondary beetle is Castiarina erythroptera which is a lycid beetle mimic.

Notes:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/66925960@N08/6360851099
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:f2…

Reference Links:

Subtle from Flickr: EOL Images, Castiarina bella | Atlas of Living Australia

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Comments (2)
MartinL
Thanks Chief. Castiarina bella (means beautiful) was the only one I saw.

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