Cyphogastra semipurpurea

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Cyphogastra semipurpurea
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Mounted specimen
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Family: Buprestidae
Genus: Cyphogastra
Species:
C. semipurpurea
Binomial name
Cyphogastra semipurpurea
(Laporte & Gory, 1835)

Cyphogastra semipurpurea is a beetle of the Buprestidae family. It is Endemic to Timor

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Subspecies

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Description

Cyphogastra semipurpurea reaches about 30 millimetres (1.2 in) in length. The basic colour of the elytra is metallic dark purplish, while the thorax is yellowish.

Distribution

This species occurs in Timor and nearby islands

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