Castiarina simulata
Species of beetle
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Castiarina simulata is a species of beetle in the jewel beetle family, Buprestidae, found in Western Australia, South Australia and Victoria.[1]
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| Castiarina simulata | |
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| C. simulata ssp. phryne on Beaufortia bicolor | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Family: | Buprestidae |
| Genus: | Castiarina |
| Species: | C. simulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Castiarina simulata | |
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]
