Host Philotheca pungens for Buprestidae of South Australia
( Jewel beetles )
by Peter J. Lang
Host plant Philotheca pungens  (Prickly Wax-flower)
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Philotheca pungens plant and leaves Mt Boothby Philotheca pungens fruit Denzel Murfet Coonalpyn
Adult host: Buprestidae species recorded as adults on Philotheca pungens, displayed in reverse count order
Castiarina octomaculata, PL0014A, PL0014B, from Leptospermum myrsinoides, SL
Castiarina octomaculata (1)
Castiarina octomaculata, PL0027B, male, SL