Castiarina media

Castiarina media

Castiarina media is a species of jewel beetle found in Australia.
Jewel beetle - Castiarina media On flanel flower- Actinotus helianthi. Australia,Castiarina media,Geotagged,Mundoolun QLD,Spring,eamw jewel beetles

Naming

Synonyms
Stigmodera media Hope, 1847
Stigmodera septemmaculata Blackburn, 1892
Stigmodera septemnotata Carter, 1916
Castiarina media Little Desert on flowering tea tree. Seen only once. It looks like a light variation of recta but the apex is orange. Australia,Castiarina,Castiarina media,Geotagged,Spring

Distribution

South Australia, Victoria

Behavior

Adult: diurnal, florivore, volant.
Larva: wood-borer.

References:

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https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Castiarina_media
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyBuprestidae
GenusCastiarina
SpeciesCastiarina media
Photographed in
Australia