Sphingnotus insignis
| Sphingnotus insignis | |
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| Sphingnotus insignis albertisi from New Guinea | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Superfamily: | Cerambycoidea |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Genus: | Sphingnotus |
| Species: | S. insignis |
| Binomial name | |
| Sphingnotus insignis Perroud, 1855 | |
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Sphingnotus insignis is a species of beetle belonging to the family Cerambycidae.
Description
Sphingnotus insignis can reach a length of 23–38 millimetres (0.91–1.50 in). Head, prothorax and elitra have a brilliant metallic blue colour and bear small white spots. The surface has an irregular puntation arranged in longitudinal lines.
Distribution
This species can be found in New Guinea.
List of subspecies
- Sphingnotus insignis albertisi Gestro, 1876
- Sphingnotus insignis ammiralis Breuning, 1945
- Sphingnotus insignis insignis Perroud, 1855
References
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