Buprestidae of South Australia
( Jewel beetles )
by Peter J. Lang
Castiarina triramosa   (Thomson, 1879)
subfamily  Buprestinae » tribe  Stigmoderini » subtribe  Stigmoderina
Castiarina  species group: simulata
Castiarina triramosa   Adult images
Castiarina triramosa, PL2893A, PL2893B, on Melaleuca gibbosa, KI Castiarina triramosa, PL2893B, female, on Melaleuca gibbosa, KI, 14.5 × 5.9 mm Castiarina triramosa, PL2893A, male, on Melaleuca gibbosa, KI, 13.3 × 5.3 mm Castiarina triramosa, PL3303B, male, SE, 9.9 × 3.4 mm Castiarina triramosa, DAY69, KI, 11.1 × 4.4 mm Castiarina triramosa, PL2893A, PL2893B, on Melaleuca gibbosa, KI Castiarina triramosa, PL2893A, PL2893B, on Melaleuca gibbosa, KI
Actual
size¹:
12.8 mm
×
5.0 mm
Measurements (mm)
malefemale
L112.2
11.35 – 13.25
 n = 314.4
 n = 1
L213.2
 n = 114.3
 n = 1
W4.7
4.3 – 5.3
 n = 35.8
 n = 1
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,  KI,  SE
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 triramosa  (total actual records: 25 beetles)
10 1
2 9 3
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 > 3 (median)
actual count <= 3 (median)
Adult host plants
beetles sites SA regions¹ family position on host plant
Melaleuca pauperiflora ssp. mutica71EPM
Melaleuca gibbosa62KIM
Melaleuca sp.51EPM
Leptospermum coriaceum42EP, SEM
Darwinia micropetala11KIM
Leptospermum sp.11KIM
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 24 100% 4
Position on adult host
positionbeetlessites
on flower(s)104
on flowering plant62
on plant (unspecified)82
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.