Buprestidae of South Australia
( Jewel beetles )
by Peter J. Lang
Castiarina bicolor   (Gory & Laporte, 1838)
subfamily  Buprestinae » tribe  Stigmoderini » subtribe  Stigmoderina
Castiarina  species group: flavopicta
Castiarina bicolor   Adult images
Castiarina bicolor, PL0193, on Leptospermum myrsinoides, SL, 9.0 × 3.1 mm Castiarina bicolor, PL0193, on Leptospermum myrsinoides, SL, 9.0 × 3.1 mm Castiarina bicolor, PL0493, male, from Leptospermum myrsinoides, SL, 8.0 × 2.9 mm Castiarina bicolor, PL0039, on Leptospermum myrsinoides, SL, 9.1 × 3.2 mm Castiarina bicolor, PL0037B, female, on Leptospermum myrsinoides, SL, 9.1 × 3.4 mm Castiarina bicolor, PL0037B, female, on Leptospermum myrsinoides, SL, 9.1 × 3.4 mm Castiarina bicolor, PL0037A, PL0037B, on Leptospermum myrsinoides, SL Castiarina bicolor, PL0037, on Leptospermum myrsinoides, SL Castiarina bicolor, PL0193, on Leptospermum myrsinoides, SL, 9.0 × 3.1 mm Castiarina bicolor, PL0193, on Leptospermum myrsinoides, SL, 9.0 × 3.1 mm Castiarina bicolor, PL0193, on Leptospermum myrsinoides, SL, 9.0 × 3.1 mm Castiarina bicolor, PL0224, on Leptospermum myrsinoides, SL, 8.5 × 3.1 mm Castiarina bicolor, PL0039, SL, 9.1 × 3.2 mm Castiarina bicolor, PL0039, on Leptospermum myrsinoides, SL, 9.1 × 3.2 mm Castiarina bicolor, DAY94, KI, 7.9 × 2.8 mm Castiarina bicolor, PL0200, male, SL Castiarina bicolor, MAH 15031, female, from Nitraria billardierei, EP, photo by M.A.Hura Castiarina bicolor, on Leptospermum myrsinoides, SL
Actual
size¹:
8.4 mm
×
3.0 mm
Measurements (mm)
malefemale
L18.2
6.6 – 9
 n = 108.9
8.5 – 9.2
 n = 6
L28.3
8.05 – 8.5
 n = 5
W2.8
2.3 – 3
 n = 103.2
3 – 3.4
 n = 6
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:  EP,  NL,  MU,  YP,  SL,  KI
Australian States:  SA,  VIC
Southern South Australian occurrences
LegendP.J.Lang collection vouchered records
other private collection or museum specimens, or sightings
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Adult activity records for Castiarina bicolor  (total actual records: 173 beetles)
6 38 21
57 17 12 7
5 2 2 3
2
1
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Legend
9
number of active beetles, actually recorded in that quarter-month
actual count > 6 (median)
actual count <= 6 (median)
Adult host plants
beetles sites SA regions¹ family position on host plant
Leptospermum myrsinoides1017SLM
Leptospermum sp.327SLM
Calytrix tetragona62NL, SLM
*Kunzea ambigua51SLM
Leptospermum continentale42SLM
Leptospermum coriaceum11MUM
Leptospermum lanigerum11SLM
Melaleuca gibbosa11KIM
Nitraria billardierei11EPN
Xanthorrhoea sp.11SLX
Legendbeetlescount of beetles collected from, or sighted on, host plant taxon
sitescount of major sites (unique 10 km grid cells +/- some distinct approximate localities)
*indicates alien (non-native) plant occurrences, either wild or planted (the species may be alien in SA, or native in parts of its SA range)
Plant names in green are hyperlinked to a matching host species page with plant photos.
Plant family
Code beetles % host plant taxa
M Myrtaceae 151 99% 7
N Nitrariaceae 1 1% 1
X Xanthorrhoeaceae 1 1% 1
Position on adult host
positionbeetlessites
on flower(s)9611
on flowering plant125
on plant (unspecified)454
Lure affinity
colour beetles sites SA regions¹
blue11NL
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.