Castiarina vegeta (Hope, 1847)
subfamily Buprestinae » tribe Stigmoderini » subtribe Stigmoderina
Castiarina species group: cruentata
Castiarina vegeta Adult images
Measurements (mm)
| male | female |
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| L1 | 8.8 | 7.4 – 9.75 | n = 15 | 9.5 | 8.7 – 10.1 | n = 9 |
| L2 | 8.9 | 7.45 – 9.5 | n = 9 | 9.5 | 9.15 – 9.85 | n = 3 |
| W | 3.0 | 2.6 – 3.45 | n = 15 | 3.2 | 2.8 – 3.5 | n = 9 |
| 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, YP, SL, KI, SE
Australian States: 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 vegeta (total of 101 beetles)
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| Legend | | live emerged adults, count > median value of 7 per quarter month |
| live emerged adults, count <= median value of 7 |
| live non-emerged adults only, for that quarter month |
12 | number of active beetles for that quarter month |
Adult host plants
| Leptospermum sp. | 27 | 6 | SL, KI | M |
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| Leptospermum coriaceum | 10 | 4 | EP, MU, SE | M |
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| Calytrix tetragona | 9 | 4 | EP, YP, KI | M |
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| Melaleuca pauperiflora ssp. mutica | 9 | 1 | EP | M |
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| Melaleuca gibbosa | 8 | 2 | KI | M |
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| Leptospermum myrsinoides | 5 | 4 | SE | M |
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| Myoporum insulare | 4 | 2 | KI | S |
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| Prostanthera behriana | 4 | 1 | SL | L |
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| Prostanthera striatiflora | 4 | 1 | EP | L |
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| Eucalyptus rugosa | 3 | 1 | KI | M |
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| Leptospermum continentale | 3 | 1 | KI | M |
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| Grevillea pterosperma | 2 | 1 | MU | P |
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| Hysterobaeckea behrii | 2 | 1 | SE | M |
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| Eucalyptus remota | 1 | 1 | KI | M |
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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 |
77 |
85% |
9 |
| L |
Lamiaceae |
8 |
9% |
2 |
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Scrophulariaceae |
4 |
4% |
1 |
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Proteaceae |
2 |
2% |
1 |
Position on adult host
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| on flower(s) | | 30 | 10 |
| on flowering plant | | 21 | 9 |
| on plant (unspecified) | | 40 | 7 |
Lure affinity
| 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. |
, EP, A6_x300.jpg "Castiarina vegeta, PL4616A, female, on Prostanthera striatiflora (PJL 3459), EP, 9.9 × 3.4 mm")
, EP, A7_x300.jpg "Castiarina vegeta, PL4616A, female, on Prostanthera striatiflora (PJL 3459), EP, 9.9 × 3.4 mm")
, EP, H1_x300.jpg "Castiarina vegeta, PL4616A, female, adult host plant, host Prostanthera striatiflora (PJL 3459), EP, 9.9 × 3.4 mm")