Castiarina imitator

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

Castiarina imitator is a member of the genus Castiarina, beetles in the family Buprestidae, tribe Stigmoderini. The Castiarina is one of the largest genera of beetles in Australia, emerging during the Australian summer period, when native plants are in flower, including Eucalyptus and tea trees (Leptospermum).

— many thanks to Allen Sundholm for ID.

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 imitator

Footnote & References

Castiarina imitator, Photograph © Kathryn Foley
Castiarina imitator (Carter, 1930), Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/Castiarina%20imitator

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