Stigmodera cancellata
Stigmodera cancellata | |
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Stigmodera cancellata. Mounted specimen. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Superfamily: | Buprestoidea |
Family: | Buprestidae |
Genus: | Stigmodera |
Species: | S. cancellata |
Binomial name | |
Stigmodera cancellata (Donovan, 1805) | |
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Stigmodera cancellata, common name Red Spotted Jewel Beetle, is a species of beetles in the family Buprestidae.
Description
Stigmodera cancellata can reach a length of about 33 millimetres (1.3 in).[2] Elytra are dark greenish with six red spots and red edges, while pronotum is blackish.
Larvae live underground for up to 15 years.[3]
Distribution
This species can be found in the western Australia. [4]
References
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