Sternocera | |
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Sternocera chrysis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
Family: | Buprestidae |
Subfamily: | Julodinae |
Genus: | Sternocera Eschscholtz, 1829 |
Species | |
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Sternocera is a genus of jewel beetles belonging to the Julodinae subfamily. [1]
There are 26 species in this genus. [2] Some species—S. aequisignata and S. aurosignata—are used for beetlewing craft because of their iridescent wings.
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