Chrysodema swierstrae | |
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Chrysodema swierstrae from Nias Island | |
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Chrysochroa swierstrae Lansberge, 1883 | |
Chrysodema swierstrae is a species of Jewel Beetle of the Buprestidae family.
Buprestidae is a family of beetles known as jewel beetles or metallic wood-boring beetles because of their glossy iridescent colors. Larvae of this family are known as flatheaded borers. The family is among the largest of the beetles, with some 15,500 species known in 775 genera. In addition, almost 100 fossil species have been described.
Family is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy; it is classified between order and genus. A family may be divided into subfamilies, which are intermediate ranks between the ranks of family and genus. The official family names are Latin in origin; however, popular names are often used: for example, walnut trees and hickory trees belong to the family Juglandaceae, but that family is commonly referred to as being the "walnut family".
These beetles have a glossy surface with metallic green color.
Chrysodema swierstrae can be found in a large part of South Eastern Asia, from Malaysia and Indonesia up to Philippines.
Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. The federal constitutional monarchy consists of 13 states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two similarly sized regions, Peninsular Malaysia and East Malaysia. Peninsular Malaysia shares a land and maritime border with Thailand in the north and maritime borders with Singapore in the south, Vietnam in the northeast, and Indonesia in the west. East Malaysia shares land and maritime borders with Brunei and Indonesia and a maritime border with the Philippines and Vietnam. Kuala Lumpur is the national capital and largest city while Putrajaya is the seat of federal government. With a population of over 30 million, Malaysia is the world's 44th most populous country. The southernmost point of continental Eurasia, Tanjung Piai, is in Malaysia. In the tropics, Malaysia is one of 17 megadiverse countries, with large numbers of endemic species.
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia, between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It is the world's largest island country, with more than seventeen thousand islands, and at 1,904,569 square kilometres, the 14th largest by land area and the 7th largest in combined sea and land area. With over 261 million people, it is the world's 4th most populous country as well as the most populous Muslim-majority country. Java, the world's most populous island, contains more than half of the country's population.
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Situated in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of about 7,641 islands that are categorized broadly under three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The capital city of the Philippines is Manila and the most populous city is Quezon City, both part of Metro Manila. Bounded by the South China Sea on the west, the Philippine Sea on the east and the Celebes Sea on the southwest, the Philippines shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north, Vietnam to the west, Palau to the east, and Malaysia and Indonesia to the south.
The bronze birch borerAgrilus anxius is a wood-boring Buprestid beetle native to North America, more numerous in warmer parts of the continent and rare in the north. It is a serious pest on birch trees (Betula), frequently killing them. The river birch Betula nigra is the most resistant species, other American birches less so, while the European and Asian birches have no resistance to it at all and are effectively impossible to grow in the eastern United States as a result.
Buprestoidea is a superfamily of beetles.
Jacob Rudolph Hendrik Neervoort van de Poll was a Dutch entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera. He was the vice-president of Artis, the Amsterdam zoo; a member of the Netherlands Entomological Society and the Société entomologique de France. The butterfly Troides vandepolli was named, by Samuel Constantinus Snellen van Vollenhoven, curator of the Leiden Museum, in his honour.
Beetlewing, or beetlewing art, is an ancient craft technique using iridescent beetle wings practiced traditionally in Thailand, Myanmar, India, China and Japan.
Chrysochroinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following genera:
Sinokele is a monotypic genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. The single species is Sinokele mirabilis.
Theryaxia is a monotypic genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. The single species is Theryaxia suttoni. It is endemic to Australia, where it occurs in New South Wales and Queensland.
Zulubuprestis is a monotypic genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. The sole species is Zulubuprestis reliquia. It is known only from South Africa.
Chrysochroa buqueti, the red speckled jewel beetle, is a Southeast Asian species of beetle in the Buprestidae family.
Sternocera aequisignata is a species of beetles belonging to the Buprestidae family. Its bright metallic green elytra are frequently used jewellery making.
Julodis viridipes is a species of beetle belonging to the Buprestidae family.
Chrysochroa mniszechii is a species of beetle in the Buprestidae family, that can be found in Asia in countries such as Thailand.
Agrilus cuprescens is a species in the family Buprestidae, in the order Coleoptera ("beetles"). Common names are "rose stem girdler" and "bronze cane borer". The distribution range of Agrilus cuprescens includes Europe & Northern Asia and North America.
Sphenoptera jugoslavica is a species in the family Buprestidae, in the order Coleoptera ("beetles"). A common name for Sphenoptera jugoslavica is "bronze knapweed root borer". The distribution range of Sphenoptera jugoslavica includes Europe & Northern Asia and North America.
Melanophila acuminata, known generally as the black fire beetle or fire bug, is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in the Caribbean, Europe & Northern Asia, Central America, North America, and Southern Asia.
Agrilus sulcicollis, the European oak borer, is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in Europe & Northern Asia and North America.
Agrilus sinuatus, known generally as the sinuate peartree borer or hawthorn jewel beetle, is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in Europe & Northern Asia and North America.
Aphanisticus cochinchinae is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in Southern Asia.
Agrilus suvorovi is a species of beetle in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles.
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