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

Castiarina decipiens, in the family Buprestidae (Jewel Beetles) is considered a rare species that is not commonly encountered. It is a mimic of Lycidae beetles which are distasteful to predators. Their range is in coastal Queensland and New South Wales.

Castiarina decipiens, Brisbane QLD © Iskander Kaliananda
Castiarina decipiens, Brisbane QLD © Iskander Kaliananda
Castiarina decipiens, Brisbane QLD © Iskander Kaliananda
Castiarina decipiens, Brisbane QLD © Iskander Kaliananda
Castiarina decipiens, Brisbane QLD © Iskander Kaliananda
Castiarina decipiens, Brisbane QLD © Iskander Kaliananda
Castiarina decipiens, Brisbane QLD © Iskander Kaliananda
Castiarina decipiens, Brisbane QLD © Iskander Kaliananda
Castiarina decipiens, Brisbane QLD © Iskander Kaliananda
Castiarina decipiens, Brisbane QLD © Iskander Kaliananda
Castiarina decipiens, Brisbane QLD © Iskander Kaliananda
Castiarina decipiens, Brisbane QLD © Iskander Kaliananda

  • 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 decipiens

Footnote & References

  1. Castiarina decipiens, Brisbane QLD © Iskander Kaliananda
  2. Many thanks to Thomas Mesaglio and Allen Sundholm for ID, member of Australasian Beetles Only, https://www.facebook.com/groups/1180404322409639/
  3. Castiarina decipiens (Westwood, 1837), Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/Castiarina decipiens
  4. Castiarina decipiens, iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/1337915-Castiarina-decipiens

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

BuprestidaeMore Buprestidae Buprestidae Index Jewel Beetles Astraeus Bubastes pilbarensis Calodema plebeia Calotemognatha Castiarina Cyrioides Diadoxus Hypocisseis suturalis Diphucrania Julodimorpha saundersii Melobasis Merimna atrata Metaxymorpha grayii Metaxymorpha gloriosa Stigmodera Temognatha Torresita cuprifera

ColeopteraColeoptera Index Amarygmus sp Anoplognathus sp Aphanestes gymnopleura Blackburnium cavicolle Buprestidae Carphurus Cerambycidae Chalcopteroides (Chalcopterus Beetle) Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles) Coleoptera (Beetles) Curculionidae Dung Beetle Eretes australis Helea scaphiformis Hydrophilus Ladybirds (Beetles) Lepidiota Lucanidae Lycidae Neospades sp Omorgus Paropsine Beetle Paropsisterna sp Phorticosomus sp Protaetia fusca Pterohelaeus sp Rhipiceridae Scarabaeidae Tenebrionidae Xylophilostenus octophyllus

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