| Castiarina vegeta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Buprestidae |
| Genus: | Castiarina |
| Species: | C. vegeta |
| Binomial name | |
| Castiarina vegeta (Hope, 1847) | |
Castiarina vegeta is a beetle (Order Coleoptera) in the Family Buprestidae, otherwise known as jewel beetles. The species was described by Hope in 1847.
South Australia, Victoria. [1]
Castiarina vegeta [2]
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