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Castiarina flavopicta
This jewel beetle was a little more elusive than most. Possibly as it was about half the size of most of the others it could bury itself into the flowers more easily. Estimated 11mm long and the yellow loops were in two shades. These photos might be of 3 specimens.
On Leptospermum scoparium in a local nature reserve.
Pictured here mixing it with C klugii and C sexplagiata.
family: BUPRESTIDAE
subfamily: Buprestinae
tribe: Stigmoderini
subtribe: Stigmoderina
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Castiarina...
I have no doubts re this ID but I think that first shot at ALA is unrepresentative (if it's correct).
The image is from Tasmania https://www.flickr.com/photos/nuytsia_pi...
This is possibly a dark form?????
Check the image gallery in ALA for the others.
Spotted on Nov 12, 2014
Submitted on Nov 12, 2014
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