Castiarina pallidiventris
Meaning of name: The name Castiarina is derived from that of Francois Louis Nompar de Castelnau. Pallidiventris is from the Latin words pallidus, meaning pale, and venter, meaning belly.
Distribution: This beetle occurs over most of the southwest of Western Australia, southern South Australia and far western Victoria.
Remarks: This beetle is approximately 10 millimetres long and feeding on the flowers of Astartea scoparia.
The beetle has been seen in December and January on Astartea scoparia.
Associations: It is possible that Astartea scoparia is the host of the beetle larvae.
References: Information courtesy of Allen Sundholm.
Atlas of living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:e5c75399-9c3e-4161-9159-fae074e3392b#overview
Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings, a Glossary. FA Sharr. 1996.
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This beetle is feeding on the flowers of Astartea scoparia.
This beetle is on the flowers of Verticordia densiflora.
