Julodis cirrosa
Appearance
Julodis cirrosa | |
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Julodis cirrosa from South Africa | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Buprestidae |
Genus: | Julodis |
Species: | J. cirrosa
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Binomial name | |
Julodis cirrosa (Schönherr, 1817)
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Julodis cirrosa, the brush jewel beetle, is a species of beetles belonging to the Buprestidae family. This species occurs in Southern Africa.
Description
[edit]Julodis cirrosa reaches about 27 millimetres (1.1 in) in length. The coloration is metallic blue-green, the surface is punctured and covered by yellowish-orange wax-coated hairs.
List of subspecies
[edit]- Julodis cirrosa cirrosa (Schönherr, 1817)
- Julodis cirrosa hirtiventris Laporte, 1835
References
[edit]- Universal Biological Indexer
- Biolib
- S.M.V. Gussmann New species and subspecies of Julodis Eschscholtz (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) from southern Africa
External links
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