| Temognatha grandis | |
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| Museum specimen | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Family: | Buprestidae |
| Genus: | Temognatha |
| Species: | T. grandis |
| Binomial name | |
| Temognatha grandis (Donovan, 1805) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Temognatha grandis is a species of beetle belonging to the family Buprestidae.
Temognatha grandis can reach a length of about 55 millimetres (2.2 in). [2] The body colour is black, with a yellow border on each side. Head and legs are black. Elytra are punctato-striate. These beetles are florivore and feed on the flowers of various trees and shrubs (especially Angophora hispida and Leptospermum species). [2] [3] [4] Larvae are wood-borers of Eucalyptus gracilis , Eucalyptus oleosa , Eucalyptus uncinata and Eucalyptus foecunda . [3]
This species is present in New South Wales. [1] [5] These beetles can be found in drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones. [3]
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