Temognatha variabilis
Temognatha alternata, commonly known as the variable jewel beetle, is a beetle of the family Buprestidae.
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| A live individual of Temognatha variabilis. | |
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Description
Temognatha alternata can reach a length of about 35 millimetres (1.4 in). The body colour is highly variable, ranging from yellowish to dark red. Helytra are punctato-striate and may have black markings. The thorax usually show a median black area with yellow or bright red markings on each side. Head and legs are black with greenish reflections.[2]
Larvae live in She-oak tree of Casuarina species (Casuarinaceae).
Distribution
This species can be found in southeastern Australia.[2][3]
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See also
Bibliography
- Insects of Australia and New Zealand - R. J. Tillyard, Angus & Robertson, Ltd, Sydney, 1926, p217 (Stigmodera variabilis ).
- Insects of Australia, George Hangay & Pavel German, Reed New Holland, 2000, p72.
- Peterson, Magnus., 1996: Aspects of female reproductive biology of two southwestern Australian Temognatha species Coleoptera Buprestidae. Records of the Western Australian Museum, 182: 203-208
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