''Cyphogastra calepyga'' is a Jewel Beetle of the
Buprestidae
Buprestidae is a family of beetles known as jewel beetles or metallic wood-boring beetles because of their glossy iridescent colors. Larvae of this family are known as flatheaded borers. The family is among the largest of the beetles, with some ...
family.
Description
''Cyphogastra calepyga'' reaches about in length. The basic colour is metallic dark blue, with green reflections.
Distribution
This species is indigenous to the
Kai Islands of
Indonesia.
References
BiolibUniversal Biological Indexer
External links
Coleop-terra
Buprestidae
calepyga
Beetles described in 1857
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