Buprestidae of South Australia
( Jewel beetles )
by Peter J. Lang
Castiarina australasiae   (Gory & Laporte, 1838)
subfamily  Buprestinae » tribe  Stigmoderini » subtribe  Stigmoderina
Castiarina  species group: australasiae
Castiarina australasiae   Adult images
Castiarina australasiae, PL1675, on Leptospermum continentale, KI Castiarina australasiae, PL0217, male, on Leptospermum myrsinoides, SL, 11.2 × 4.2 mm Castiarina australasiae, PL0217, male, on Leptospermum myrsinoides, SL, 11.2 × 4.2 mm Castiarina australasiae, PL0217, male, on Leptospermum myrsinoides, SL, 11.2 × 4.2 mm Castiarina australasiae, DAY84, from Hakea mitchellii, KI, 11.1 × 4.2 mm Castiarina australasiae, PL1675, on Leptospermum continentale, KI Castiarina australasiae, PL1675, on Leptospermum continentale, KI Castiarina australasiae, PL0217, male, on Leptospermum myrsinoides, SL, 11.2 × 4.2 mm
Actual
size¹:
11.0 mm
×
4.0 mm
Measurements (mm)
malefemale
L110.9
9.95 – 11.4
 n = 611.3
8.6 – 13.4
 n = 3
W3.9
3.45 – 4.2
 n = 64.2
3.2 – 4.9
 n = 3
Legend  L1length from clypeus/frons to elytral apex (mean, range, sample size)
L2length from anterior of edge of eyes to elytral apex
Wmaximum width with elytra fully closed
Distribution
SA Regions¹:  YP,  SL,  KI
Australian States:  SA,  TAS,  VIC,  NSW,  QLD
Southern South Australian occurrences
LegendP.J.Lang collection vouchered records
other private collection or museum specimens, or sightings
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Adult activity records for Castiarina australasiae  (total of 84 beetles)
1 1
1 5 3 44
10 2 5 3
7 1
1
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Legend
live emerged adults, count > median value of 3 per quarter month
live emerged adults, count <= median value of 3
live non-emerged adults only, for that quarter month
12
number of active beetles for that quarter month
Adult host plants
beetles sites SA regions¹ family position on host plant
Leptospermum sp.384SL, KIM
Bursaria spinosa ssp. spinosa133SL, KIP1
Leptospermum continentale113SL, KIM
Hakea mitchellii31KIP2
Eucalyptus diversifolia ssp. diversifolia22KIM
Eucalyptus albopurpurea21KIM
Eucalyptus remota21KIM
Eucalyptus rugosa21KIM
Calytrix tetragona11KIM
Choretrum glomeratum11KIS
*Kunzea ambigua11SLM
Leptospermum myrsinoides11SLM
Melaleuca brevifolia11KIM
Melaleuca gibbosa11KIM
Legendbeetlescount of beetles collected from, or sighted on, host plant taxon
sitescount of major sites (unique 10 km grid cells +/- some distinct approximate localities)
*indicates alien (non-native) plant occurrences, either wild or planted (the species may be alien in SA, or native in parts of its SA range)
Plant names in green are hyperlinked to a matching host species page with plant photos.
Plant family
Code beetles % host plant taxa
M Myrtaceae 61 78% 9
P1 Pittosporaceae 13 17% 1
P2 Proteaceae 3 4% 1
S Santalaceae 1 1% 1
Position on adult host
positionbeetlessites
on flower(s)2610
on flowering plant168
on foliage or non-flowering plant11
on plant (unspecified)363
¹ LegendregionsSA State Herbarium regions (map)
EA: Eastern, EP: Eyre Peninsula, FR: Flinders Ranges, GT: Gairdner-Torrens, KI: Kangaroo Island, LE: Lake Eyre, MU: Murray, NL: Northern Lofty, NU: Nullarbor, NW: North-Western, SE: South-Eastern, SL: Southern Lofty, YP: Yorke Peninsula
sizeThe ellipse is the correct size when printed, indicative on a desktop screen, and likely to be wrong on a mobile device.