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Jewel beetle

Castiarina sexplagiata

Photo by Mark Ridgway
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

About 18mm long.. male slightly smaller than female.. feeding (among other things) on Leptospermum scoparium flowers.

Habitat:

In a local national park.

Notes:

There is one image by Nathan Ruser on ALA which doesn't fit http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Castiarina+sexplagiata#tab_gallery

Reference Links:

Jewel in the bush from Flickr: EOL Images, Castiarina sexplagiata | Atlas of Living Australia

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Mark Ridgway
Yes so Nathan Ruser's is wrong and that's the one showing up front.
MartinL
They often select the best and freshest flowers. This one is variable, sometimes reduced to dots on the shoulders http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/58386013 Your ALA link has Cyria imperialis black and yellow found on Banksia. And Castiarina crenata by Nora Peters is black and orange.

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Pollinating Insects of the World
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Beetles of Southeastern Australia
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Dandenong Ranges - fauna & flora
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Beetles!
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PublishedOctober 26, 2014

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