Buprestidae of South Australia
( Jewel beetles )
by Peter J. Lang
Castiarina tepperi   (Barker, 1988)
subfamily  Buprestinae » tribe  Stigmoderini » subtribe  Stigmoderina
Castiarina  species group: straminea
Castiarina tepperi   Adult images
Castiarina tepperi, PL0836, male, on Grevillea pterosperma, EP, 16.1 × 6.2 mm Castiarina tepperi, PL0836, male, on Grevillea pterosperma, EP, 16.1 × 6.2 mm Castiarina tepperi, PL0836, male, on Grevillea pterosperma, EP, 16.1 × 6.2 mm Castiarina tepperi, PL0836, male, EP, 16.1 × 6.2 mm Castiarina tepperi, PL2608, male, EP, 14.9 × 5.5 mm Castiarina tepperi, PL0836, on Grevillea pterosperma, EP, 16.1 × 6.2 mm Castiarina tepperi, PL0836, male, on Grevillea pterosperma, EP, 16.1 × 6.2 mm
Actual
size¹:
15.8 mm
×
6.0 mm
Measurements (mm)
malefemale
L115.5
14.9 – 16.05
 n = 216.2
15.7 – 16.7
 n = 2
L214.5
 n = 115.7
15.1 – 16.3
 n = 2
W5.8
5.5 – 6.15
 n = 26.1
5.85 – 6.4
 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:  EP,  YP
Australian States:  SA
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 tepperi  (total actual records: 13 beetles)
1
2 7 1 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 > 1 (median)
actual count <= 1 (median)
Adult host plants
beetles sites SA regions¹ family position on host plant
Leptospermum coriaceum33EPM
Melaleuca pauperiflora ssp. mutica22EPM
Eucalyptus porosa11EPM
Grevillea pterosperma11EPP
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
M Myrtaceae 6 86% 3
P Proteaceae 1 14% 1
Position on adult host
positionbeetlessites
on flower(s)22
on flowering plant22
on plant (unspecified)33
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.