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
The species Castiarina octospilota, belonging to one of the largest genera of beetles in Australia, the Castiarina, in the family Buprestidae, tribe Stigmoderini. This group is also collectively and commonly called the Jewel Beetles.
The following Castiarina octospilota is showing off its legs and antennae.
Top and underside view of another specimen of Castiarina octospilota.
Castiarina octospilota, confirmed using S Barker, ABRS, 2006.
Following are 2 photos compiled from stacks of photos taken using a Canon 7D and Canon 100mm macro lens controlled by DSLR Remote Pro for Mac and combined using Helicon Focus on an iMac. Location Girraween NP QLD.
- 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 octospilota
Footnote & References
- Castiarina octospilota © Michael Jefferies, Flickr
- Castiarina octospilota © Marc Newman, Flickr
- Castiarina octospilota (Gory & Laporte, 1838, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/Castiarina octospilota
- Castiarina octospilota, iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/578048-Castiarina-octospilota
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
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