Cyphogastra semipurpurea

Cyphogastra semipurpurea
Cyphogastra semipurpurea. Mounted specimen.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Buprestidae
Subfamily: Chrysochroinae
Genus: Cyphogastra
Species: C. semipurpurea
Binomial name
Cyphogastra semipurpurea
(Laporte & Gory, 1835)

Cyphogastra semipurpurea is a Jewel Beetle of the Buprestidae family.

Subspecies

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Description

Cyphogastra semipurpurea reaches about 30 millimetres (1.2 in) in length. The basic colour of the elytra is metallic dark purplish, while the thorax is yellowish.

Distribution

This species occurs in Indonesia and North Papua New Guinea.

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