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Jewel beetle

Castiarina supergrata

Photo by MartinL
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Field Notes

Description:

A jewel beetle with two bright orange bands and orange cheeks

Habitat:

On montane tea tree in state forest

Notes:

This species ranges throughout Victoria. Adelaide http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:5f… to Sydney http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:9a…
have two similar species.

Reference Links:

Castiarina supergrata | Atlas of Living Australia

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PublishedOctober 31, 2014

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