Species Buprestis aurulenta - Buprestis (Cypriacis) aurulenta

Classification · Other Common Names · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Green metallic with red stripe beetle - Buprestis aurulenta

Unknown Colorful Beetle - Buprestis aurulenta

Metallic Wood-Boring Beetle (B. adjecta) - Buprestis aurulenta

Green Metallic Beetle - Buprestis aurulenta

golden buprestid - Cypriacis aurulenta? - Buprestis aurulenta

Iridescent beetle2 - Buprestis aurulenta

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)

Superfamily Buprestoidea (Metallic Wood Boring Beetles)

Family Buprestidae (Metallic Wood-boring Beetles)

Subfamily Buprestinae

Genus Buprestis

Species aurulenta (Buprestis (Cypriacis) aurulenta)

Other Common Names

Jewel Beetle

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

This was Buprestis then changed to Cypriacis by Y. Kurosawa, and then changed back to Buprestis.

Contributed by Joshua P. Basham on 30 August, 2006 - 9:06pm
Additional contributions by Phillip Harpootlian
Last updated 7 December, 2006 - 8:08am

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