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.
- 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
- Castiarina crenata, Belair SA © Marianne Broug, Marianne Broug photography, https://www.mariannebrougphotography.com/
- Castiarina crenata, mariannebroug, iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/photos/250803033
- Castiarina crenata, mariannebroug, iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/145945490
- Castiarina crenata, mariannebroug, iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/photos/248923708
- 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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