| Castiarina festiva | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Buprestidae |
| Genus: | Castiarina |
| Species: | C. festiva |
| Binomial name | |
| Castiarina festiva (Carter, 1916) | |
Castiarina festiva is a species of beetle in the jewel beetle family, Buprestidae, found in Australia. [1]
Buprestidae is a family of beetles known as jewel beetles or metallic wood-boring beetles because of their glossy iridescent colors. Larvae of this family are known as flatheaded borers. The family is among the largest of the beetles, with some 15,500 species known in 775 genera. In addition, almost 100 fossil species have been described.
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Castiarina is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae. This is one of the largest genera of beetles in Australia and emerge in the summertime to coordinate with flowering of native plants including Eucalyptus and tea trees.
Castiarina allensundholmi is a species of beetle in the family Buprestidae, otherwise known as jewel beetles. The species was discovered in October 2003 and was described by Dr Shelley Barker, OAM, in 2005. The three specimens in the type series measure from 7 mm to 8.2 mm. The species belongs in the Castiarina balteata species group which currently comprises three similarly-sized described species: Castiarina balteata, Castiarina williamsi, and Castiarina allensundholmi Barker, 2005.
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Castiarina jacki is a species of Australian beetle in the jewel beetle family, Buprestidae, described in 2005.
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Castiarina suehasenpuschae is a species of Australian beetle in the jewel beetle family, Buprestidae, described in 2005.
Castiarina michaelpowelli is a species of Australian beetle in the jewel beetle family, Buprestidae, described in 2005.
Castiarina keyzeri is a species of Australian beetle in the jewel beetle family, Buprestidae, described in 2005.
Castiarina lycida is a species of Australian beetle in the jewel beetle family, Buprestidae, described in 2005.
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