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Cyphogastra semipurpurea

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Buprestidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Coleoptera

Subfamily
  
Chrysochroinae

Cyphogastra semipurpurea

Cyphogastra semipurpurea is a Jewel Beetle of the Buprestidae family.

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Subspecies

  • Cyphogastra semipurpurea rollei Théry, 1908
  • Cyphogastra semipurpurea romanensis Théry, 1926
  • Cyphogastra semipurpurea rothschildi Kerremans, 1911
  • Cyphogastra semipurpurea semipurpurea (Laporte & Gory, 1835)
  • Cyphogastra semipurpurea wetteriana Théry, 1935

    • 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.

    References

    Cyphogastra semipurpurea Wikipedia
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