Biology:Castiarina insculpta
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Short description: Species of beetle
| Castiarina insculpta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Buprestidae |
| Genus: | Castiarina |
| Species: | C. insculpta
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| Binomial name | |
| Castiarina insculpta (Carter, 1934)
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Castiarina insculpta, the Miena jewel beetle,[1] is a species of beetle in the jewel beetle family, Buprestidae.[2] It is endemic to Tasmania, where it feeds on the asteraceous shrub Ozothamnus hookeri.[3]
References
- ↑ "Miena Jewel Beetle - Threatened Species Link" (in en-AU). Government of Tasmania. https://www.threatenedspecieslink.tas.gov.au/Pages/Miena-Jewel-Beetle.aspx.
- ↑ "Castiarina Gory & Laporte, 1838" (in en-AU). Atlas of Living Australia. https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn%3Alsid%3Abiodiversity.org.au%3Aafd.taxon%3A1b5d2323-0ca3-46af-9210-9a09129b22b6#classification.
- ↑ Spencer, CP and Richards, K 2014 , 'Did Castiarina insculpta (Miena Jewel Beetle) ride on the sheep's back?' , The Tasmanian Naturalist, vol. 136 , pp. 49-57.
Wikidata ☰ Q60755750 entry
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