Catoxantha purpurea
| Catoxantha purpurea | |
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| Catoxantha purpurea, on display at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Buprestidae |
| Genus: | Catoxantha |
| Species: | C. purpurea
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| Binomial name | |
| Catoxantha purpurea (White, 1843)
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| Synonyms | |
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Chrysochroa purpurea (White, 1843) | |
Catoxantha purpurea is a species of jewel beetle belonging to the family Buprestidae, subfamily Chrysochroinae.[1]
Distribution
[edit]This beetle has an Indomalayan distribution (Philippines; Luzon Island).[2][3][4]
Description
[edit]Catoxantha purpurea can reach a length of about 45–50 millimetres (1.8–2.0 in).[3] This beautiful jewel beetle has metallic reddish purple elytra with thick and prominent black costae and one yellow transverse bands. Legs and antennae are black. Abdominal sternum is yellow.
References
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