Castiarina insculpta, the Miena jewel beetle,[1] is a species of beetle in the jewel beetle family, Buprestidae.[2] It is endemic to Tasmania, where it feeds on the asteraceous shrub Ozothamnus hookeri.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Miena Jewel Beetle - Threatened Species Link". www.threatenedspecieslink.tas.gov.au. Government of Tasmania. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  2. ^ "Castiarina Gory & Laporte, 1838". bie.ala.org.au. Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  3. ^ Spencer, CP and Richards, K 2014 , 'Did Castiarina insculpta (Miena Jewel Beetle) ride on the sheep's back?' , The Tasmanian Naturalist, vol. 136 , pp. 49-57.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castiarina_insculpta
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