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      girraween > animals > arthropods > insects > beetles > jewel beetles


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Castiarina crenata

Conservation status: Least Concern


This is a small Jewel Beetle. It is one of the commonest Castiarina species, with a distribution from Queensland to Western Australia.

It has been observed in Girraween feeding on Actinotus helianthi Flannel Flower and Melaleuca alternifolia Snow in Summer.

 
Scientific Classification
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Coleoptera
Buprestidae
Castiarina
crenata

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