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Jewel beetle

Castiarina xanthopilosa

Description:

Another great looking jewel beetle with eight yellow patches on a dark chocolate background plus a continuous yellow line right round the elytral margin. Pale to white underneath with long white setae. About 14mm long.

Habitat:

Feeding on a Leptospermum sp. (to be checked) in a large nature reserve and botanic gardens.

Notes:

family: BUPRESTIDAE
subfamily: Buprestinae
tribe: Stigmoderini
subtribe: Stigmoderina
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:b...

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Mark Ridgway
Spotted by
Mark Ridgway

Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Nov 14, 2014
Submitted on Nov 14, 2014

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