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Sternocera orissa

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Suborder
  
Polyphaga

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Coleoptera

Superfamily
  
Buprestoidea

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Similar
  
Sternocera, Sternocera sternicornis, Sternocera funebris, Steraspis, Julodis viridipes

Sternocera orissa, common name Giant jewel beetle, is a species of beetles belonging to the Buprestidae family.

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Subspecies

  • Sternocera orissa abita Holm & Gussmann, 1992
  • Sternocera orissa bertolonii Thomson, 1878
  • Sternocera orissa lanifica Erichson, 1843
  • Sternocera orissa luctifera Klug, 1855
  • Sternocera orissa orissa Buquet, 1837
  • Sternocera orissa variabilis Kerrmans, 1886

    • Description

    Sternocera orissa can reach a length of about 35–45 millimetres (1.4–1.8 in). The basic color of the elytra is greenish-black or bluish-black, with whitish to yellowish eyespots and markings.

    Distribution

    This species can be found in Botswana, southern Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Mozambique and in Tanzania.

    References

    Sternocera orissa Wikipedia
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