Castiarina insculpta (Carter, 1934) (Miena jewel-beetle)

Semmens, T.D., McQuillan, P.B. & Hayhurst, G. (1992). Catalogue of the Insects of Tasmania. Government of Tasmania: Department of Primary Industry, 104 pp.

TMAG collections

Typical length (mm): 13
Flightedness: winged and assumed capable of flight

Source literature on morphology and taxonomy (*primary taxonomic source, where identified):
Cowie, D. (2001). Jewel beetles of Tasmania: a field naturalist’s guide. Hobart: Tas. Field. Nat. Club, 41 pages.

Assumed larval feeding: wood-feeder
Association with dead wood or old trees: obligately saproxylic

Ecological attributes: — Ozothamnus hookeriana is a host-plant (Spencer & Richards, 2014)

Collection method(s) for TMAG material: — Hand collection from Ozothamnus hookeriana.

Source ecological literature:
Bonham, K., Richards, K. Spencer, C.P., Reid, C.,Byrne, C., Hird, D. &Throssell, A. (2013). Observations of the Miena jewel beetle Castiarina insculpta (Carter,1934) in the summer of 2012−13. The Tasmanian Naturalist 135: 104-109.
Cowie, D. (2001). Jewel beetles of Tasmania: a field naturalist’s guide. Hobart: Tas. Field Naturalists Club, 41 pages.
Spencer, C.P. and Richards, K. (2014 ). Did Castiarina insculpta (Miena Jewel Beetle) ride on the sheep’s back? The Tasmanian Naturalist 136: 49-57.