Cyphogastra calepyga

Cyphogastra calepyga
Cyphogastra calepyga from Kei Island (Indonesia).
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Buprestidae
Subfamily: Chrysochroinae
Genus: Cyphogastra
Species: C. calepyga
Binomial name
Cyphogastra calepyga
(Thomson, 1857)

Cyphogastra calepyga is a Jewel Beetle of the Buprestidae family.


Description

Cyphogastra calepyga reaches about 25–40 millimetres (0.98–1.57 in) in length. Tha basic colour is metallic dark blue, with green reflections. .

Distribution

This species is indigenous to the Kai Islands of Indonesia.

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