Sternocera chrysis
| Sternocera chrysis | |
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| Sternocera chrysis var. crysodioides. Mounted specimen. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Superfamily: | Buprestoidea |
| Family: | Buprestidae |
| Genus: | Sternocera |
| Species: | S. chrysis |
| Binomial name | |
| Sternocera chrysis (Fabricius, 1775) | |
Sternocera chrysis is a species of beetles belonging to the Buprestidae family. [1]
Subspecies
- Sternocera chrysis chrysis (Fabricius, 1775)
- Sternocera chrysis nitidicollis Laporte & Gory, 1835
Sternocera chrysis
Description
The basic color of the elytra is coppery-brown, while pronotum is usually metallic green.
Distribution
This species can be found in India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Beluchistan, Nepal, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Viet-Nam and China.[2]