''Paracupta helopioides'' is a species of

beetle Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...

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Buprestidae Buprestidae is a family (biology), family of beetles known as jewel beetles or metallic wood-boring beetles because of their glossy Iridescence, iridescent colors. Larvae of this family are known as flatheaded borers. The family is among the lar ...

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Subspecies

* ''Paracupta helopioides antennata'' Obenberger, 1928 * ''Paracupta helopioides helopioides'' (Boisduval, 1835)

Description

''Paracupta helopioides'' can reach a maximum length of .Coleoptera Atlas
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Distribution

This species can be found in

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References

Buprestidae Beetles described in 1835 {{Buprestidae-stub