Kingdom Animalia Order Coleoptera Superfamily Buprestoidea Higher classification Stigmodera | Phylum Arthropoda Suborder Polyphaga Family Buprestidae Rank Species | |
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Similar Stigmodera, Stigmodera macularia, Buprestoidea | ||
Stigmodera cancellata, common name Red Spotted Jewel Beetle, is a species of beetles in the family Buprestidae.
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Description
Stigmodera cancellata can reach a length of about 33 millimetres (1.3 in). Elytra are dark greenish with six red spots and red edges, while pronotum is blackish.
Larvae live underground for up to 15 years.
Distribution
This species can be found in the western Australia.
References
Stigmodera cancellata Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA