Jewel beetle at Tianjara, NSW
Identification history
| Castiarina rufipennis | 5 Nov 2019 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Castiarina rufipennis | 15 Dec 2018 | Harrisi |
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Harrisi
wrote:
15 Dec 2018
one of the many Lycid-mimic jewel beetles. Lycidae or Net-winged beetles taste like crap apparently, so many creatures get value out of mimicking them!?
Location information
- Coordinates 150.407978-35.102768
- Places Tianjara, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 12 Dec 2018 01:29 PM Recorded on
- Harrisi Recorded by
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Harrisi South Coast NatureMapr Castiarina rufipennis Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Castiarina rufipennis Scientific name
- Jewel beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 759m Recorded at altitude
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