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Cyphogastra javanica

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Cyphogastra javanica
Cyphogastra javanica. Mounted specimen.
Scientific classification
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C. javanica
Binomial name
Cyphogastra javanica
Saunders, 1871

Cyphogastra javanica is a Jewel Beetle of the Buprestidae family.[1]

Description

Cyphogastra javanica reaches about 30–40 millimetres (1.2–1.6 in) in length. The basic colour of the elytra is metallic dark blue, while the thorax and the head are metallic reddish.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in Indonesia.

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