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Jewel beetle

Castiarina sp.

Photo by MartinL
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Field Notes

Description:

A fairly large jewel beetle found on flowering tea tree.
The black markings on the elytra are faint and this is possibly a light form of C. crenulata but probably a different species.

Notes:

Specimen supplied by Geoff Walker.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
MartinL
Possibly C. aureola https://www.flickr.com/photos/45128363@N07/6338913370/in/set-72157631682152842

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PublishedOctober 26, 2014

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