Kirby's Jewel Beetle Castiarina kirbyi (Guerin, 1830)
Fauna Portal species: 11639
Castiarina kirbyi, dorsal (HBI N6469-1; Barrow Island, Western Australia)
Image: F. Bokhari (2024)
Fauna Portal Image No. 7777Diagnosis
Similar to a second species of Castiarina on Barrow Island, Castiarina FP-13272, but the posterior yellow patches on the elytra reach posteriorly along the elytra margins.
Identification tentative, as this species has so far only been found in South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales.
Status
- native
Australia
- New South Wales
- South Australia
- Victoria
- Western Australia
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