Conognatha splendens

Conognatha splendens
Conognatha splendens. Mounted specimen.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Superfamily: Buprestoidea
Family: Buprestidae
Genus: Conognatha
Species: C. splendens
Binomial name
Conognatha splendens
(Waterhouse, 1912)

Conognatha splendens is a species of beetles in the family Buprestidae.[1][2]

Description

Conognatha splendens can reach a length of about 25 millimetres (0.98 in). The basic color is metallic blue-green, with a transversal orange band on the elytra.

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