Castiarina simulata
| Castiarina simulata | |
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| C. simulata ssp. phryne on Beaufortia bicolor | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Family: | Buprestidae |
| Genus: | Castiarina |
| Species: | C. simulata
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| Binomial name | |
| Castiarina simulata | |
Castiarina simulata is a species of beetle in the jewel beetle family, Buprestidae, found in Western Australia, South Australia and Victoria.[1]
It was first described by Hippolyte Louis Gory and Francis de Laporte de Castelnau in 1838 as Stigmodera simulata from a specimen found on the Swan River.[1][2]
Adult beetles are diurnal and feed on the flowers of Myrtaceae.[1] The larvae are wood borers.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Castiarina simulata (Gory & Laporte, 1838)". Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ Gory, H.L.; Laporte de Castelnau, F.L. (1838). Histoire naturelle et iconographie des insectes Coléoptères. Monographie des buprestides. genera: Stigmodera, Polycesta, Belionota, Eurybia. Vol. 2. Paris: P. Duménil. pp. 17–24 [26].