Buprestidae of South Australia
( Jewel beetles )
by Peter J. Lang
Chalcophorotaenia castanea   (Carter, 1916)
subfamily  Chalcophorinae » tribe  Chalcophorini » subtribe  Chalcophorina
Chalcophorotaenia castanea   Adult images
Chalcophorotaenia castanea, specimen from WA, photo by Allen Sundholm
Distribution
SA Regions¹:  NW
Australian States:  WASA
South Australian occurrences
LegendP.J.Lang collection vouchered records
other private collection or museum specimens, or sightings
Satellite map
Terrain map
Enlarge map
Adult activity records for Chalcophorotaenia castanea  (total actual records: 3 beetles)
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 plant
beetles sites SA regions¹ family position on host plant
31NWM
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 3 100% 1
Position on adult host
positionbeetlessites
on foliage or non-flowering plant31
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