''Cyphogastra javanica'' 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 ...

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Description

''Cyphogastra javanica'' reaches about in length. The basic colour of the elytra is metallic dark blue, while the thorax and the head are metallic reddish.Coleoptera Atlas
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Distribution

This species occurs in

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

References

Buprestidae javanica Beetles described in 1871 Taxa named by Edward Saunders (entomologist) {{Buprestidae-stub