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Jewel beetle

Castiarina piliventris

Photo by MartinL
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Field Notes

Description:

A bright orange banded beetle.
Supposedly common and widespread.

Habitat:

Found on flowering tea tree in desert heathland habitat.

Notes:

specimen found by Geoff

Here is another
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/19348633
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Castiarina+piliventris#
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/TaxBrowser_TaxonPage?taxid=253509

Reference Links:

Castiarina crenata - Information on Castiarina crenata, Castiarina crenata | Atlas of Living Australia

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