Buprestidae of South Australia
( Jewel beetles )
by Peter J. Lang
Castiarina turneri   Barker 1983
subfamily  Buprestinae » tribe  Stigmoderini » subtribe  Stigmoderina
Castiarina  species group: convexa
Castiarina turneri   Adult images
Castiarina turneri, PL0192C, PL0192D, male and female, LE Castiarina turneri, PL0192C, male, LE, 16.5 × 6.1 mm Castiarina turneri, PL0192C, male, LE, 16.5 × 6.1 mm Castiarina turneri, PL0192C, PL0192D, male and female, LE Castiarina turneri, PL0192A & B & D, LE Castiarina turneri, PL0192C, male, LE, 16.5 × 6.1 mm Castiarina turneri, PL0192, on Eremophila sturtii, LE, photo by Denzel Murfet
Actual
size¹:
17.8 mm
×
6.8 mm
Measurements (mm)
malefemale
L116.5
 n = 118.5
18 – 19
 n = 2
W6.1
 n = 17.2
7.1 – 7.3
 n = 2
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:  LE
Australian States:  SA,  NSW,  QLD
South Australian occurrences
LegendP.J.Lang collection vouchered records
other private collection or museum specimens, or sightings
Satellite map
Terrain map
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Adult activity records for Castiarina turneri  (total of 15 beetles)
15
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Legend
live emerged adults, count > median value of 15 per quarter month
live emerged adults, count <= median value of 15
live non-emerged adults only, for that quarter month
12
number of active beetles for that quarter month
Adult host plant
beetles sites SA regions¹ family position on host plant
Eremophila sturtii151EAS
Legendbeetlescount of beetles collected from, or sighted on, host plant taxon
sitescount of major sites (unique 10 km grid cells +/- some distinct approximate localities)
Plant names in green are hyperlinked to a matching host species page with plant photos.
Plant family
Code beetles % host plant taxa
S Scrophulariaceae 15 100% 1
Position on adult host
positionbeetlessites
on flower(s)151
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.