Buprestidae of South Australia
( Jewel beetles )
by Peter J. Lang
Castiarina grata   (Saunders, 1869)
subfamily  Buprestinae » tribe  Stigmoderini » subtribe  Stigmoderina
Castiarina  species group: distinguenda
Castiarina grata   Adult images
Castiarina grata, PL0270, male, on Leptospermum continentale, KI, 12.0 × 4.7 mm Castiarina grata, PL0270, male, on Leptospermum continentale, KI, 12.0 × 4.7 mm Castiarina grata, PL0270, male, on Leptospermum continentale, KI, 12.0 × 4.7 mm Castiarina grata, PL2677, on Leptospermum myrsinoides, SL Castiarina grata, DAY29, male, from Leptospermum myrsinoides flower, KI, 11.6 × 4.4 mm Castiarina grata, PL2677, on Leptospermum myrsinoides, SL Castiarina grata, PL0270, male, on Leptospermum continentale, KI, 12.0 × 4.7 mm Castiarina grata, PL0270, male, on Leptospermum continentale, KI, 12.0 × 4.7 mm Castiarina grata, PL4575, male, on Hakea carinata (PJL 3430), SL, 11.6 × 4.5 mm Castiarina grata, iNat-96865464, on Hakea rostrata, SL, photo by Naomi Betts
Actual
size¹:
12.4 mm
×
4.7 mm
Measurements (mm)
malefemale
L111.7
11.55 – 12
 n = 313.0
13 – 13
 n = 3
L211.2
 n = 1
W4.5
4.4 – 4.7
 n = 34.9
4.8 – 5
 n = 3
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:  SL,  KI,  SE
Australian States:  SA,  VIC,  NSW,  QLD
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 grata  (total actual records: 168 beetles)
1 2 2
27 17 39 13
22 29 4 7
3
1
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 > 5.5 (median)
actual count <= 5.5 (median)
Adult host plants
beetles sites SA regions¹ family position on host plant
Leptospermum sp.5810SL, KIM
Leptospermum myrsinoides3714SL, KI, SEM
Hakea rostrata292SLP
Hakea sp.121SLP
Calytrix sp.51KIM
Calytrix tetragona33SL, KIM
Leptospermum continentale32KIM
*Argyranthemum frutescens21SLA
Hakea carinata21SLP
Leptospermum lanigerum21SLM
Spyridium waterhousei21KIR
Eucalyptus remota11KIM
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 109 70% 5
P Proteaceae 43 28% 2
A Asteraceae 2 1% 1
R Rhamnaceae 2 1% 1
Position on adult host
positionbeetlessites
on flower(s)6513
on flowering plant117
on plant (unspecified)8010
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.