Castiarina ustulata

Castiarina ustulata

Castiarina ustulata is a small jewel beetle in the genus Castiarina. Castiarina is a massive genus with over 400 species which are often similar except for details of the elytral pattern.
Castiarina ustulata Found by Geoff Walker Australia,Castiarina,Castiarina ustulata,Geotagged

Naming

Castiarina ustulata Barker, 1996 TS held in SA Museum.

Distribution

Western Australia along the wheat belt region of the state.

Status

Probably common.

References:

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https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:98a0b659-1253-47a1-836e-ce738a727c53
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyBuprestidae
GenusCastiarina
SpeciesCastiarina ustulata
Photographed in
Australia