| 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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