Cyphogastra javanica
| Cyphogastra javanica | |
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| Cyphogastra javanica. Mounted specimen. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Buprestidae |
| Subfamily: | Chrysochroinae |
| Genus: | Cyphogastra |
| Species: | C. javanica |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyphogastra javanica Saunders, 1871 | |
Cyphogastra javanica is a Jewel Beetle of the Buprestidae family.[1]
Description
Cyphogastra javanica reaches about 30–40 millimetres (1.2–1.6 in) in length. The basic colour of the elytra is metallic dark blue, while the thorax and the head are metallic reddish. [2]
Distribution
This species occurs in Indonesia.
References
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