Host Melaleuca decussata for Buprestidae of South Australia
( Jewel beetles )
by Peter J. Lang
Host plant Melaleuca decussata  (Totem-poles)
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Melaleuca decussata habit plant Melaleuca decussata flower c 1 Castiarina simulata, PL4604, adult host plant, Melaleuca decussata (PJL 3450), EP, 0.7 km N Edillilie, 3 Oct 2019 Castiarina simulata, PL4604, adult host plant, Melaleuca decussata (PJL 3450), EP, 0.7 km N Edillilie, 3 Oct 2019
Adult host: Buprestidae species recorded as adults on Melaleuca decussata, displayed in reverse count order
Castiarina simulata, DAY133A, male, KI, 1.6 km E Seal Bay visitor centre, Seal Bay CP, 5 Dec 2007
Castiarina simulata (3)
Castiarina simulata, DAY133A, male, on Melaleuca gibbosa, KI, 1.6 km E Seal Bay visitor centre, Seal Bay CP, 5 Dec 2007
shown on Melaleuca gibbosa
Castiarina crenata, PL0329, male, SL, 3.5 km WNW Echunga, 5 Dec 2007
Castiarina crenata (1)
Castiarina crenata, PL2422, on Leptospermum continentale, SE, 18.1 km NE Salt Creek, Messent CP, 6 Dec 2012
shown on Leptospermum continentale
Castiarina rufipennis, PL3092, male, SL, 1.3 km SE Eagle on the Hill, Cleland CP, 8 Nov 2014
Castiarina rufipennis (1)
Castiarina rufipennis, PL0256, on Leptospermum myrsinoides, SL, 1.7 km NW McLaren Flat, 30 Oct 2007
shown on Leptospermum myrsinoides
Castiarina vegeta, PL3279, male, SE, 11.4 km W Mt Rescue summit, Ngarkat CP, 13 Oct 2015
Castiarina vegeta (1)
Castiarina vegeta, PL2597, male, on Calytrix tetragona, EP, 6.6 km SSW Carpie Puntha Hill summit, Heggaton CP, 5 Oct 2013
shown on Calytrix tetragona
Larval host: Buprestidae species recorded breeding in Melaleuca decussata, displayed in reverse count order
Stigmodera sanguinosa, PL3693, male, SE, 9.0 km ENE Pertendi Bore, Ngarkat CP, 19 Nov 2016
Stigmodera sanguinosa (3)
Stigmodera sanguinosa, PL1508A, female, on Leptospermum coriaceum, EP, 4.4 km NE Chilpuddie, 1 Oct 2010
shown on Leptospermum coriaceum
Stigmodera sanguinosa, PL5836, larva, from Melaleuca decussata (PJL 3645) root, dorsal & ventral views, EP, 18.9 km NW Sheringa, 23 Jul 2023