Sternocera
Sign in to saveSternocera is a genus of jewel beetles belonging to the Julodinae subfamily.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderColeoptera
- FamilyBuprestidae
Observations recorded2,826
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 183
- Family
- Buprestidae
- Collections
- YPM, DMNS, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, SAM
- Recorded in
- Kenya, Thailand, India, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Julodinae
- Image
- Metallic Wood Boring Beetle (Sternocera sternicornis orientalis syn. Sternocera basalis) W IMG 2894.jpg
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Sternocera is a genus of jewel beetles belonging to the Julodinae subfamily.
==Characteristics== There are 26 species in this genus. Some species—S. aequisignata and S. aurosignata—are used for beetlewing craft because of their iridescent wings.
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