Buprestidae of South Australia
( Jewel beetles )
by Peter J. Lang
Castiarina duaringae   (Carter, 1929)
subfamily  Buprestinae » tribe  Stigmoderini » subtribe  Stigmoderina
Castiarina  species group: aeneicornis
Castiarina duaringae   Adult images
Castiarina duaringae, PL803A, male, on Eremophila scoparia, EP Castiarina duaringae, PL0803B, male, from flowering Eremophila scoparia, EP, 9.7 × 3.7 mm
Actual
size¹:
9.9 mm
×
3.8 mm
Measurements (mm)
male
L19.8
9.7 – 10
n = 2
W3.8
3.7 – 3.9
n = 2
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:  EPEA
Australian States:  SANSWQLD
Southern South Australian occurrences
LegendP.J.Lang collection vouchered records
other private collection or museum specimens, or sightings
Satellite map
Terrain map
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Adult activity records for Castiarina duaringae  (total of 11 beetles)
10
1
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Legend
live emerged adults, count > median value of 10 per quarter month
live emerged adults, count <= median value of 10
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
Eremophila sp.71EAS
32EPS
11EPS
Legendbeetlescount of beetles collected from, or sighted on, host plant taxon
sitescount of major sites (unique 10 km grid cells +/- some distinct approximate localities)
Plant names in green are hyperlinked to a matching host species page with plant photos.
Plant family
Code beetles % host plant taxa
S Scrophulariaceae 11 100% 2
Position on adult host
positionbeetlessites
on flower(s)11
on flowering plant32
on plant (unspecified)71
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.