Castiarina trifasciata

Meaning of name:

The name Castiarina is derived from that of Francois Louis Nompar de Castelnau. Trifasciata is from the Latin and Greek prefix tri-, meaning three, and the Latin word fascia, meaning band.

Distribution:

This beetle is known from the southwest of Western Australia.

Description:

This beetle grows to approximately 10-15 millimetres long.

Notes:

We have found this beetle feeding on the flowers of Conospermum triplinervium in September and October.

References:

Identification courtesy of Allen Sundholm.

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

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/c24e14d9-c514-4079-8364-5ec8e51acb76

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

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