''Stigmodera cancellata'', common name Red Spotted Jewel Beetle, is a species of

beetle Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...

s in the family

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 ...

Description

''Stigmodera cancellata'' can reach a length of about . 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.Coleoptera Atlas
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References

Buprestidae Beetles described in 1805 {{Buprestidae-stub