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Jewel Beetle -4

Castiarina octomaculata

Photo by Leuba Ridgway
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Another attractive jewel beetle but this time with red elytra and eight (black) spots as the name suggests.

Habitat:

Spotted on broom tea-tree in a national park

Notes:

Family: Buprestidae

Reference Links:

Castiarina octomaculata | Atlas of Living Australia

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
MartinL
More common than the beetle it mimics ;) Always great to see these.

Spotted for Missions

Mission
Beetles of Southeastern Australia
Mission
Dandenong Ranges - fauna & flora

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PublishedOctober 31, 2014

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