Metallic Wood-boring Beetle (Castiarina cf. macmillani)

Castiarina cf. macmillani (Barker, 1979). Thanks to Bernhard Jacobi for providing the species determination in comments on a related picture. Found at Twin Creeks Conservation Reserve in the valley of the Kalgan, Porongurup. Western Australia, Australia.

 

Single exposure, slightly cropped, handheld, in situ. Canon MT-24EX flash unit, Ian McConnachie diffuser.

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