Biology:Castiarina insculpta

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Castiarina insculpta
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Buprestidae
Genus: Castiarina
Species:
C. insculpta
Binomial name
Castiarina insculpta
(Carter, 1934)

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

  1. "Miena Jewel Beetle - Threatened Species Link" (in en-AU). Government of Tasmania. https://www.threatenedspecieslink.tas.gov.au/Pages/Miena-Jewel-Beetle.aspx. 
  2. "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. 
  3. 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