Cyphogastra calepyga

Cyphogastra calepyga
Cyphogastra calepyga from Kei Island (Indonesia).
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Buprestidae
Subfamily: Chrysochroinae
Genus: Cyphogastra
Species: C. calepyga
Binomial name
Cyphogastra calepyga
(Thomson, 1857)

Cyphogastra calepyga is a Jewel Beetle of the Buprestidae family.

Description

Cyphogastra calepyga reaches about 25–40 millimetres (0.98–1.57 in) in length. The basic colour is metallic dark blue, with green reflections.

Distribution

This species is indigenous to the Kai Islands of Indonesia.

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