Buprestidae of South Australia
( Jewel beetles )
by Peter J. Lang
Castiarina xanthopilosa   (Hope, 1847)
subfamily  Buprestinae » tribe  Stigmoderini » subtribe  Stigmoderina
Castiarina  species group: crocicolor
Castiarina xanthopilosa   Adult images
Castiarina xanthopilosa, PL0171A, PL0171B, on Leptospermum myrsinoides, SL Castiarina xanthopilosa, PL0171, on Leptospermum myrsinoides, SL Castiarina xanthopilosa, PL0184, SL, 13.7 × 4.9 mm Castiarina xanthopilosa, iNat-62538436, on Leptospermum coriaceum, SE, photo by Ned Fisher Castiarina xanthopilosa, PL4576, on Hakea carinata (PJL 3430), SL, 14.7 × 5.1 mm Castiarina xanthopilosa, PL1988, on Leptospermum myrsinoides flower, aberrant colour form, SL Castiarina xanthopilosa, PL1737, on Leptospermum continentale, aberrant colour form, SL Castiarina xanthopilosa, PL4576, adult host plant, Hakea carinata (PJL 3430), SL, 14.7 × 5.1 mm
Actual
size¹:
14.2 mm
×
4.9 mm
Measurements (mm)
malefemale
L113.9
11.4 – 14.8
n = 2214.6
12.1 – 16.1
n = 17
L213.4
11.4 – 14.3
n = 614.5
13.55 – 15.8
n = 6
W4.7
3.8 – 5.1
n = 225.1
4.3 – 5.7
n = 17
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:  YPSLSE
Australian States:  SAVIC
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 xanthopilosa  (total actual records: 292 beetles)
9
3
1
19
29 55 57 28
25 42 10 3
7 4 10
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
2
estimate of active beetles, inferred* from adjoining date ranges
actual count > 10 (median)
actual count <= 10 (median)
 *Inferred when a site has counts of active beetles for each of two consecutive periods (date ranges), one finishing and the other starting in the same quarter-month.
The count estimate is assigned to that quarter-month and calculated as the lower of the two total beetle counts, divided by the number of quarter-months in its date range.
Adult host plants
beetles sites SA regions¹ family position on host plant
16828SL, SEM
Leptospermum sp.4110SLM
2910SLM
162SEM
126SL, SEM
Hakea sp.31SLP1
31SLP1
11SLP2
Myrtaceae sp.11SLM
11SLT
Pultenaea sp.11SLF
11SLR
11SLE
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 267 96% 4
P1 Proteaceae 6 2% 1
E Elaeocarpaceae 1 0% 1
F Fabaceae 1 0% 1
P2 Pittosporaceae 1 0% 1
R Rosaceae 1 0% 1
T Thymelaeaceae 1 0% 1
Position on adult host
positionbeetlessites
on flower(s)15923
on flowering plant5921
on foliage or non-flowering plant33
on plant (unspecified)5712
Lure affinity
colour beetles sites SA regions¹
white782SE
light pink622SE
blue142SE
light violet11SE
red11SE
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.