Host Choretrum glomeratum for Buprestidae of South Australia
( Jewel beetles )
by Peter J. Lang
Host plant Choretrum glomeratum  (White Sour-bush)
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Choretrum glomeratum Mt Boothby shrub Choretrum glomeratum DJD3104 flower close-up
Larval host: Buprestidae species recorded breeding in Choretrum glomeratum, displayed in reverse count order
Microcastalia globithorax, PL3572B, male, from Choretrum chrysanthum (PJL 2890), EP
Microcastalia globithorax (21)
Microcastalia globithorax, PL4104, male, on Choretrum glomeratum (for photo), EP
shown on Choretrum glomeratum (for photo)
Microcastalia globithorax, PL3776, male, reared adult, from Choretrum glomeratum stem, SE
Microcastalia globithorax, PL4113, pupa, from Choretrum glomeratum (PJL 3291) exposed root, EP
Microcastalia globithorax, PL3776, pupa, from Choretrum glomeratum stem, dorsal & ventral, SE, photo by A.M.P. Stolarski
Microcastalia globithorax, PL3634, prepupa, from Choretrum chrysanthum (PJL 3083) stem base, EP
Microcastalia globithorax, PL4127A, larva, from Choretrum glomeratum (PJL 3296), dorsal & ventral, SE
Microcastalia globithorax, PL4188, larva, from Leptomeria aphylla (PJL 3312), dorsal, SE
Microcastalia globithorax, PL4188, larva, from Leptomeria aphylla (PJL 3312), ventral, SE
Adult host: Buprestidae species recorded as adults on Choretrum glomeratum, displayed in reverse count order
Microcastalia globithorax, PL3572B, male, from Choretrum chrysanthum (PJL 2890), EP
Microcastalia globithorax (3)
Microcastalia globithorax, PL4104, male, on Choretrum glomeratum (for photo), EP
shown on Choretrum glomeratum (for photo)
Castiarina skusei, PL0001, male, KI
Castiarina skusei (2)
Castiarina skusei, DAY155, KI
Temognatha mitchellii, PL3791, female, SE
Temognatha mitchellii (2)
Temognatha mitchellii, PL4962, female, on Eucalyptus socialis, SE
shown on Eucalyptus socialis
Castiarina australasiae, DAY84, from Hakea mitchellii, KI
Castiarina australasiae (1)
Castiarina australasiae, PL1675, on Leptospermum continentale, KI
shown on Leptospermum continentale
Diphucrania leucosticta, DAY188, DAY189, KI
Diphucrania leucosticta (1)
Diphucrania leucosticta, PL2285, male, on Acacia euthycarpa, MU
shown on Acacia euthycarpa
Melobasis occidentalis, PL0136, from Acacia pycnantha, SL
Melobasis occidentalis (1)
Melobasis occidentalis, PL0136, on Acacia pycnanatha, SL
shown on Acacia pycnanatha