Belair National Park BeetlesJewel Beetle (Castiarina crenata) White-spotted Pintail Beetle (Hoshihananomia leucosticta)

The beautiful coloured Castiarina crenata is a member of the commonly name Jewel Beetles, a group of beetles in the family Buprestidae. Castiarina crenata is endemic to Australia and widespread in the southern half of Australia.

Castiarina crenata, Belair SA © Marianne Broug
Castiarina crenata, Belair SA © Marianne Broug
Castiarina crenata, Belair SA © Marianne Broug
Castiarina crenata with elytra open revealing wings, Belair SA © Marianne Broug
Castiarina crenata on Leptospermum sp, Belair SA © Marianne Broug
Castiarina crenata on Leptospermum sp, Belair SA © Marianne Broug
Castiarina crenata, Belair SA © Marianne Broug
Castiarina crenata, Belair SA © Marianne Broug
Castiarina crenata, Belair SA © Marianne Broug
Castiarina crenata, Belair SA © Marianne Broug

  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Hexapoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Informal: Pterygotes
  • Order: Coleoptera
  • Suborder: Polyphaga
  • Superfamily: Buprestoidea
  • Family: Buprestidae
  • Subfamily: Buprestinae
  • Tribe: Stigmoderini
  • Subtribe: Stigmoderina
  • Genus: Castiarina
  • Species: Castiarina crenata

Footnote & References

  1. Castiarina crenata, Belair SA © Marianne Broug, Marianne Broug photography, https://www.mariannebrougphotography.com/
  2. Castiarina crenata, mariannebroug, iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/photos/250803033
  3. Castiarina crenata, mariannebroug, iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/145945490
  4. Castiarina crenata, mariannebroug, iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/photos/248923708
  5. Castiarina crenata, mariannebroug, iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/photos/106265630

Belair National Park BeetlesJewel Beetle (Castiarina crenata) White-spotted Pintail Beetle (Hoshihananomia leucosticta)

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