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.

Description:

This beetle is approximately 13 millimetres long.

Notes:

We have found it on the flowers of Nuytsia floribunda and Melaleuca rhaphiophylla in October and December.

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/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/b82607ab-9c04-48af-8bbf-8f4266eb36ef

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

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