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Jewel beetle (Castiarina cruentata) A highly colorful jewel beetle about 15mm long. <br /> Deep metallic blue including ventral parts and legs but with two and a half pairs of deep orange, broken bands over the wing cases.<br /> Found feeding on Leptosperma scoparium in a local nature reserve.<br /> Australia,Buprestidae,Castiarina,Castiarina cruentata,Geotagged,Spring Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Jewel beetle (Castiarina cruentata)

A highly colorful jewel beetle about 15mm long.
Deep metallic blue including ventral parts and legs but with two and a half pairs of deep orange, broken bands over the wing cases.
Found feeding on Leptosperma scoparium in a local nature reserve.

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    Martin Lagerwey
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    This beetle is surprisingly brightly colored. I finally found one too. They are not particularly rare so I was surprised that it has eluded my observation for so long. Posted 8 years ago

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The Castiarina cruentata

Castiarina cruentata is an Australian species of jewel beetle. It was described by Kirby in 1818.

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Similar species: Beetles
Species identified by WildFlower
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By Mark Ridgway

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Uploaded Mar 10, 2016. Captured Nov 12, 2014 01:34 in Unnamed Road, Emerald VIC 3782, Australia.
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  • ISO100
  • 9.43mm