Sternocera chrysis is a species of beetles belonging to the Buprestidae family.[1] It has a dark reddish elytra and dark pronotum.[2]
Subspecies
- Sternocera chrysis chrysis (Fabricius, 1775)
- Sternocera chrysis chrysioides Laporte & Gory, 1837
- Sternocera chrysis nitidicollis Laporte & Gory, 1835
Description
The basic color of the elytra is coppery-brown, while pronotum is usually metallic green.
Distribution
This species can be found in India, Iran, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Beluchistan, Nepal, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and China.[3]
References
- ^ Biolib
- ^ Mielewczik, Michael; Liebisch, Frank; Walter, Achim; Greven, Hartmut (2012). "Near-Infrared (NIR)-Reflectance in Insects – Phenetic Studies of 181 Species". Entomologie Heute. 23: 183–215.
- ^ Asian Sternocera
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