Stigmodera cancellata
| Stigmodera cancellata | |
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| Stigmodera cancellata. Mounted specimen. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Family: | Buprestidae |
| Genus: | Stigmodera |
| Species: | S. cancellata
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| Binomial name | |
| Stigmodera cancellata (Donovan, 1805)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Stigmodera cancellata, common name Red Spotted Jewel Beetle, is a species of beetles in the family Buprestidae.
Description
Stigmodera cancellata can reach a length of about 33 millimetres (1.3 in).[2] Elytra are dark greenish with six red spots and red edges, while pronotum is blackish.
Larvae live underground for up to 15 years.[3]
Distribution
This species can be found in the western Australia.[4]