Sphingnotus mirabilis

Sphingnotus mirabilis
Sphingnotus mirabilis from New Guinea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Superfamily: Cerambycoidea
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Sphingnotus
Species: S. mirabilis
Binomial name
Sphingnotus mirabilis
(Boisduval, 1835)

Sphingnotus mirabilis is a species of beetle belonging to the family Cerambycidae.

Description

Sphingnotus mirabilis can reach a length of 25–40 millimetres (0.98–1.57 in). Head, prothorax and elitra have a brilliant metallic blue colour. Elyra bears two trasversal whitish or azure bands.


Distribution

This species can be found in New Guinea.

List of subspecies


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