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Castiarina octomaculata
Another attractive jewel beetle but this time with red elytra and eight (black) spots as the name suggests.
Spotted on broom tea-tree in a national park
Family: Buprestidae
Spotted on Oct 26, 2014
Submitted on Oct 31, 2014
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More common than the beetle it mimics ;)
Always great to see these.