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Conservation status: Least Concern
There are a lot of small, striped Jewel Beetles that look quite similar. This one, Castiarina punctatosulcata is often confused with Castiarina sexplagiata.
In Girraween, Castiarina punctatosulcata has been
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Scientific Classification
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Coleoptera
Buprestidae
Castiarina
punctatosulcata
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observed on Leptospermum species and Melaleuca alternifolia Snow in Summer.
The species can also be found in New South Wales and Victoria. |