Castiarina crenata

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Castiarina crenata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Buprestidae
Genus: Castiarina
Species:
C. crenata
Binomial name
Castiarina crenata
(Donovan, 1805)

Castiarina crenata is a species of beetle in the Buprestidae family, which is endemic to Australia and widespread in the southern half. [1]

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References

  1. "Species: Castiarina crenata".