Castiarina crux

Castiarina crux

Castiarina crux is a species of jewel beetle in the large genus Castiarina. It occurs in Western Victoria and South Australia and emerges in November and December when teatree are flowering.
Castiarina crux This jewel beetle is restricted in its range to the plains of Western Victoria. Only a few specimens exist in museum collections. Australia,Castiarina,Castiarina crux,Geotagged

Appearance

Delightful bright orange colors with dark markings on the elytra forming the approximate pattern of a cross.

Naming

Castiarina crux (Saunders, 1868)

Distribution

Western Victoria. Data for New South Wales is likely to be incorrect.

Status

Scarce

References:

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http://researchdata.museum.vic.gov.au/padil/jewels/castiarina.html
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=258980
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:2db98860-8ef7-4b92-b757-ea64a34ed762
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyBuprestidae
GenusCastiarina
SpeciesCastiarina crux
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Australia