Castiarina rollei Kerremans, 1909

Another very beautiful Castiarina. This species occurs only in far north-east Queensland where in some seasons is not uncommon on the flowers of Eucalyptus trees in the vicinity of rainforest, and on flowers within rainforest e.g. Evodia spp. This photo is of a specimen that is courtesy J. Bugeja. Larval hostplant unknown. Not shown to be endangered.

A large species in a genus which is confined to Australia and some Pacific islands. This species occurs near Sydney and along riverine habitats in the Hunter Valley. The adults are found on Allocasuarina littoralis and Allocasuarina cunninghami, though more usually on the former, and where they appear to behave territorially. Adults can be found on the same Allocasuarina trees season after season, but not on other trees in the same area.The larve feed within Bursaria (pers. comm. T. J. Hawkeswood). Not shown to be endangered.

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