Buprestis octoguttata | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Buprestidae |
Genus: | Buprestis |
Species: | B. octoguttata |
Binomial name | |
Buprestis octoguttata Linnaeus, 1758 | |
Buprestis octoguttata is a species of beetle native to Europe. [1]
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