Host Acacia myrtifolia for Buprestidae of South Australia
( Jewel beetles )
by Peter J. Lang
Host plant Acacia myrtifolia  (Myrtle Wattle)
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Acacia myrtifolia plant Winery Road Acacia myrtifolia flowers Winery Road
Adult host: Buprestidae species recorded as adults on Acacia myrtifolia, displayed in reverse count order
Melobasis thoracica, PL0165, female, from Acacia myrtifolia, SL, 1.0 km SE Eagle on the Hill, Cleland CP, 16 Sep 2007
Melobasis thoracica (23)
Melobasis thoracica, PL0162, on Acacia myrtifolia, SL, 1.1 km SE Eagle-on-the-Hill, Cleland CP, 16 Sep 2007
shown on Acacia myrtifolia
Melobasis propinqua verna, PL3264, male, from Pultenaea tenuifolia, SE, 19.7 km WSW Culburra, 12 Oct 2015
Melobasis propinqua verna (10)
Melobasis propinqua verna, PL0147A, PL0147B, male, on Pultenaea largiflorens, SL, Athelstone, 2 Sep 2007, 9.6 x 3.4 & 10.6 x 3.3 mm
shown on Pultenaea largiflorens
Diphucrania parva, PL0914A, female, from Acacia pycnantha, SL, 3.4 km NW Echunga, 17 Nov 2009
Diphucrania parva (4)
Diphucrania parva, PL0955A, female, on Acacia ligulata, MU, 1.5 km NNW Sanderston, 25 Nov 2009
shown on Acacia ligulata
Diphucrania leucosticta, DAY188, DAY189, KI, 1.5 km S Vivonne Bay Store, 1 Mar 2008
Diphucrania leucosticta (1)
Diphucrania leucosticta, PL2285, male, on Acacia euthycarpa, MU, 4.9 km S Monarto South, Monarto CP, 14 Feb 2012
shown on Acacia euthycarpa
Melobasis occidentalis, PL0136, female, from flowering Acacia pycnantha, SL, Stonyfell, Bell Yett Reserve, 26 Aug 2007
Melobasis occidentalis (1)
Melobasis occidentalis, PL0136, female, on Acacia pycnanatha, SL, Stonyfell, Bell Yett Reserve, 26 Aug 2007
shown on Acacia pycnanatha
Stanwatkinsius lindi, PL1503A, male, from Hakea cycloptera, EP, 1.05 km NNE Scrubby Peak summit, Gawler Ranges NP, 30 Sep 2010
Stanwatkinsius lindi (1)
Stanwatkinsius lindi, PL0812C, female, on Hakea cycloptera, EP, 8.6 km E Tooligie Hill summit, 28 Oct 2009
shown on Hakea cycloptera
Larval host: Buprestidae species recorded breeding in Acacia myrtifolia, displayed in reverse count order
Castiarina rufipennis, PL3092, male, SL, 1.3 km SE Eagle on the Hill, Cleland CP, 8 Nov 2014
Castiarina rufipennis (18)
Castiarina rufipennis, PL0256, on Leptospermum myrsinoides, SL, 1.7 km NW McLaren Flat, 30 Oct 2007
shown on Leptospermum myrsinoides
Castiarina rufipennis, PL6166B, female, reared adult, in Acacia myrtifolia (PJL 3797) dead branch, SE, 13.0 km SSE Malinong, 11 Oct 2024
Castiarina rufipennis, PL6169, female, reared adult, on Acacia myrtifolia dead branch, just emerged from exit hole, SL, 6.7 km W Parawa, 3 Nov 2024
shown on Acacia myrtifolia dead branch
Castiarina rufipennis, PL6166A, pupa, in Acacia myrtifolia (PJL 3797) dead branch, SE, 13.0 km SSE Malinong, 22 Sep 2024, photo by A.M.P. Stolarski
Castiarina rufipennis, PL6166Bx, female, pupa, from Acacia myrtifolia (PJL 3797) dead branch, SE, 13.0 km SSE Malinong, 22 Sep 2024
Castiarina rufipennis, PL6168, prepupa, in Acacia myrtifolia dead branch, SL, 6.7 km W Parawa, 24 Sep 2024, photo by A.M.P. Stolarski
Castiarina rufipennis, PL6167B, larva, from Acacia myrtifolia (PJL 3797) dead branch, dorsal, ventral & lateral views, SE, 13.0 km SSE Malinong, 22 Sep 2024
Castiarina rufipennis, PL6167B, larva, from Acacia myrtifolia (PJL 3797) dead branch, SE, 13.0 km SSE Malinong, 22 Sep 2024
Melobasis purpurascens, BH-PL4757, female, from Acacia myrtifolia stem billets, SE, 6.2 km SW Mount Gambier, 6 Dec 2007
Melobasis purpurascens (2)