CastiarinaCastiarina andersoni Castiarina bella Castiarina crenata Castiarina decemmaculata Castiarina erythroptera Castiarina luteipennis Castiarina marginata Castiarina octospilota Castiarina rufipennis Castiarina scalaris Castiarina subtincta Castiarina xanthopilosa

A species of beetle in the family Buprestidae, Castiarina bella is endemic to Australia.

Found along the east coast of Australia between Melbourne and Brisbane, there are also observations in South Australia.

Castiarina bella, Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Castiarina bella, Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Castiarina bella, Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Castiarina bella, Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Castiarina bella, Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Castiarina bella, Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Castiarina bella, Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Castiarina bella, Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Castiarina bella, Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Castiarina bella, Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Castiarina bella, Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Castiarina bella, Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Castiarina bella, Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Castiarina bella, Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Castiarina bella, Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Castiarina bella, Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor

  • 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 bella

Footnote & References

  1. Castiarina bella, Photographs © Deb Taylor
  2. Castiarina bella, debtaylor142, iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?place_id=6744&subview=map&user_id=debtaylor142&taxon_id=623154
  3. Castiarina andersoni (Gory & Laporte, 1838), Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/2e961118-f1a7-46d6-aa4e-2fb0d5a1fbdd

CastiarinaCastiarina andersoni Castiarina bella Castiarina crenata Castiarina decemmaculata Castiarina erythroptera Castiarina luteipennis Castiarina marginata Castiarina octospilota Castiarina rufipennis Castiarina scalaris Castiarina subtincta Castiarina xanthopilosa

BuprestidaeMore Buprestidae Jewel Beetles Astraeus Calodema plebeia Castiarina Cyrioides Diadoxus Diphucrania Melobasis Merimna atrata Metaxymorpha gloriosa Stigmodera Temognatha Torresita cuprifera

ColeopteraAmarygmus sp Anoplognathus sp Aphanestes gymnopleura Buprestidae Cerambycidae Coleoptera (Beetles) Curculionidae Digitonthophagus gazella Dung Beetle Eretes australis Helea scaphiformis Johannica gemellata (Pandorea Leaf Beetle) Ladybirds (Beetles) Lepidiota Lucanidae Neospades sp Lycidae Omorgus Paropsine Beetle Paropsisterna sp Pittosporum Leaf Beetle (Lamprolina impressicollis) Protaetia fusca Pterohelaeus sp Rhipiceridae Scarabaeidae Xylophilostenus octophyllus

InsectsBees Beetles Blattodea Butterflies Coleoptera Cicada Crabronidae Diptera Dragonflies & Damselflies Formicidae Hemiptera Heteroptera (True Bugs) Mango Planthopper Moths Orthoptera Orthopteroid Processionary Caterpillar Stink Bugs, Shield Bugs and Allies Syrphidae Wasps Water Scorpion (Laccotrephes tristis) Witchetty Grub