Temognatha mitchellii

individuals

adult ex pupa

root crown

Temognatha mitchellii (Hope, 1846)

subfamily Buprestinae » tribe Stigmoderini » subtribe Stigmoderina

Temognatha mitchellii Adult images

Temognatha mitchellii, PL3791, female, SE, 24.9 × 9.4 mm

Temognatha mitchellii, DAY184, KI, 27.2 × 12.0 mm

Temognatha mitchellii, DAY185, KI, 31.6 × 13.1 mm

Temognatha mitchellii, SID1166, KI, photo by A.C. Robinson

Actual
size¹:

25.0 mm
×
9.8 mm

Measurements (mm)

	male			female
L1	24.0	21.1 – 26.4	n = 4	26.3	24.8 – 29.1	n = 3
L2	23.7	20.85 – 26.05	n = 4	25.9	24.25 – 29	n = 3
W	9.1	7.9 – 10.3	n = 4	10.6	9.4 – 12.5	n = 3

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

Notes

There are numerous SA Museum specimens of this species that have not yet had their data captured.

Distribution

SA Regions¹: EP, MU, SL, KI, SE

Australian States: WA, SA, TAS, VIC, NSW

Southern South Australia distribution

Legend		P.J.Lang collection vouchered records
		other private collection or museum specimens, or sightings

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Adult activity records for Temognatha mitchellii (total of 12 beetles)

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Legend		live emerged adults, count > median value of 1 per quarter month
		live emerged adults, count <= median value of 1
		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

Allocasuarina muelleriana ssp. muelleriana

MU, SL

Bursaria spinosa ssp. spinosa

Eucalyptus leptophylla

EP, MU

Choretrum glomeratum

Xanthorrhoea semiplana ssp. tateana

Legend	beetles	count of beetles collected from, or sighted on, host plant taxon
Legend	sites	count of major sites (unique 10 km grid cells +/- some distinct approximate localities)

Plant family

Code		beetles	%	host plant taxa
C	Casuarinaceae	2	25%	1
M	Myrtaceae	2	25%	1
P	Pittosporaceae	2	25%	1
S	Santalaceae	1	13%	1
X	Xanthorrhoeaceae	1	13%	1

Position on adult host

position	beetles	sites
on flower(s)	2	2
on foliage or non-flowering plant	1	1
on dead foliage	1	1
on plant (unspecified)	3	3
other
hovering over	1	1

Lure affinity

colour	beetles	sites	SA regions¹
white	21	2	SE
light pink	5	1	SE

Temognatha mitchellii Breeding record images

Temognatha mitchellii, PL4533A, larva, in lateral root of Allocasuarina muelleriana ssp. muelleriana (PJL 3394) 15 cm out from stem base & frass, SE, photo by A.M.P. Stolarski, 35.0 × 5.8 mm

Temognatha mitchellii, PL4533A, larva, in Allocasuarina muelleriana ssp. muelleriana (PJL 3394) horizontal root, SE, photo by A.M.P. Stolarski, 35.0 × 5.8 mm

Temognatha mitchellii, PL4533A, larva, SE, dorsal, 35.0 × 5.8 mm

Temognatha mitchellii, PL4533A, larva, SE, ventral, 35.0 × 5.8 mm

Temognatha mitchellii, PL4533A, larva, SE, ventral (showing large spiracle on segment 3), 35.0 × 5.8 mm

Temognatha mitchellii, PL4533A, larva, SE, in EtOH (dorsal), 35.0 × 5.8 mm

Temognatha mitchellii, PL4533A, larva, SE, in EtOH (ventral), 35.0 × 5.8 mm

Temognatha mitchellii, PL4268, larva, in Allocasuarina muelleriana ssp. muelleriana (PJL 3359) root crown, SE, photo by A.M.P. Stolarski, 24.8 × 4.6 mm

Temognatha mitchellii, PL4268, larva, from Allocasuarina muelleriana ssp. muelleriana (PJL 3359), in EtOH (dorsal), SE, 24.8 × 4.6 mm

Temognatha mitchellii, PL4268, larva, SE, in EtOH (ventral), 24.8 × 4.6 mm

Temognatha mitchellii, PL4268, larva, SE, in EtOH (dorsal), 24.8 × 4.6 mm

Temognatha mitchellii, PL4696x, pupa, in Allocasuarina muelleriana ssp. muelleriana horizontal root, SE, photo by A.M.P. Stolarski, 29.5 × 10.8 mm

Temognatha mitchellii, PL4696x, pupa, in Allocasuarina muelleriana ssp. muelleriana horizontal root, ground level dashed, SE, photo by A.M.P. Stolarski, 29.5 × 10.8 mm

Temognatha mitchellii, PL4696x, pupa, from Allocasuarina muelleriana ssp. muelleriana root, SE, 29.5 × 10.8 mm

Temognatha mitchellii, PL4696x, pupa, from Allocasuarina muelleriana ssp. muelleriana root, 24 days after previous photo, SE, 29.5 × 10.8 mm

Temognatha mitchellii, PL4719x, pupa, in Allocasuarina muelleriana ssp. muelleriana (PJL 3484) horizontal root with frass plug, SE, photo by A.M.P. Stolarski, 36.5 × 14.8 mm

Temognatha mitchellii, PL4719x, pupa, in same Allocasuarina muelleriana ssp. muelleriana (PJL 3484) horizontal root, SE, photo by A.M.P. Stolarski, 36.5 × 14.8 mm

Temognatha mitchellii, PL4696, reared adult, from Allocasuarina muelleriana ssp. muelleriana root, SE, 24.8 × 9.9 mm

Larval host plant

	individuals	sites	SA regions¹	family	adult ex pupa	pupa	larva
Allocasuarina muelleriana ssp. muelleriana	19	2	SE	C	2	3	14

Legend	individuals	count of breeding adults, pupae and larvae
	sites	count of major sites (unique 10 km grid cells +/- some distinct approximate localities)
	adult	live = extracted alive; dead = extracted dead as intact or fragmentary remains; ex billet = reared and emerged from stored sections of host; ex pupa = reared from sampled pupa
	pupa	extracted pupa; pupa ex larva = reared pupa from larva
	larva	extracted larva (any stage including prepupa)
	gall (only)	hatched or unhatched gall identified by form and position rather than contents

Plant family

Code		individuals	%	host plant taxa
C	Casuarinaceae	19	100%	1

Position in larval host

Host plant notes

A.M.P. Stolarski is the discoverer of the breeding records for this species.

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.