Catoxantha purpurea
Appearance
Catoxantha purpurea | |
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Catoxantha purpurea, on display at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
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 | |
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.
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