Castiarina jospilota (Gory & Laporte, 1838)
subfamily Buprestinae » tribe Stigmoderini » subtribe Stigmoderina
Castiarina species group: jospilota
Castiarina jospilota Adult images
Measurements (mm)
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L1 | 9.5 | 8 – 11.7 | n = 10 | | | |
W | 3.4 | 3.1 – 4.1 | n = 10 | | | |
Legend | L1 | length from clypeus/frons to elytral apex (mean, range, sample size) |
L2 | length from anterior of edge of eyes to elytral apex |
W | maximum width with elytra fully closed |
Distribution
EP, SL, KI, SE
Australian States: WA, SA, VIC, NSW
Southern South Australia distribution
Legend | | P.J.Lang collection vouchered records |
| other private collection or museum specimens, or sightings |
Adult activity records for Castiarina jospilota (total of 153 beetles)
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Legend | | live emerged adults, count > median value of 16 per quarter month |
| live emerged adults, count <= median value of 16 |
| live non-emerged adults only, for that quarter month |
12 | number of active beetles for that quarter month |
Adult host plants
Leptospermum continentale | 69 | 5 | KI, SE | M |
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Leptospermum sp. | 15 | 5 | SL, KI, SE | M |
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Leptospermum coriaceum | 9 | 4 | EP, SE | M |
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Eucalyptus remota | 8 | 1 | KI | M |
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Hysterobaeckea behrii | 8 | 2 | EP, SE | M |
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Leptospermum myrsinoides | 7 | 2 | SE | M |
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Calytrix tetragona | 3 | 2 | SE | M |
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Eucalyptus diversifolia ssp. diversifolia | 2 | 1 | KI | M |
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Melaleuca gibbosa | 2 | 1 | EP | M |
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Bursaria spinosa ssp. spinosa | 1 | 1 | SE | P1 |
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Eucalyptus rugosa | 1 | 1 | KI | M |
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Hakea mitchellii | 1 | 1 | KI | P2 |
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Legend | beetles | count of beetles collected from, or sighted on, host plant taxon |
sites | count of major sites (unique 10 km grid cells +/- some distinct approximate localities) |
Plant family
M |
Myrtaceae |
124 |
98% |
9 |
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Pittosporaceae |
1 |
1% |
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P2 |
Proteaceae |
1 |
1% |
1 |
Position on adult host
on flower(s) | | 23 | 8 |
on flowering plant | | 62 | 9 |
on plant (unspecified) | | 41 | 8 |
¹ Legend | regions | SA 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 |
| size | The ellipse is the correct size when printed, indicative on a desktop screen, and likely to be wrong on a mobile device. |