Sternocera chrysis

Sternocera chrysis
Sternocera chrysis var. crysodioides. Mounted specimen.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
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]

References


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