Castiarina rufipennis

Meaning of name: The name Castiarina is derived from that of Francois Louis Nompar de Castelnau. Rufipennis is from the Latin words rufus, meaning red or reddish-brown, and pennatus, meaning winged.

Distribution: This beetle has been reported from across Australia except for the Northern Territory and Tasmania.

Remarks: This beetle is approximately 13 millimetres long and we have found it in the flowers of Nuytsia floribunda and Melaleuca rhaphiophylla.

We have seen this beetle in October and December.

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References: Identification courtesy of David Knowles.

Castiarina: Australia’s richest jewel beetle genus. Shelley Barker. 2006.

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:33bb0afe-3fa4-48b2-8277-608384312dc1#overview

Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings, a Glossary. FA Sharr. 1996.

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