| Polybothris luczoti | |
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| Polybothris luczoti from Madagascar | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Buprestidae |
| Genus: | Polybothris |
| Species: | P. luczoti |
| Binomial name | |
| Polybothris luczoti Guérin-Méneville, 1833 | |
Plybothris luczoti is a beetle of the family Buprestidae.
Polybothrus luczoti can reach a length of about 30 millimetres (1.2 in).
These beetles can be found in Madagascar.
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