Sternocera chrysis is a species of beetles belonging to the Buprestidae family.[1] It has a dark reddish elytra and dark pronotum.[2]

Sternocera chrysis
Sternocera chrysis var. crysodioides. Mounted specimen.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Buprestidae
Genus: Sternocera
Species:
S. chrysis
Binomial name
Sternocera chrysis
(Fabricius, 1775)

Subspecies

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Sternocera chrysis

Description

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The basic color of the elytra is coppery-brown, while pronotum is usually metallic green.

Distribution

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This species can be found in India, Iran, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Beluchistan, Nepal, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and China.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Biolib
  2. ^ Mielewczik, Michael; Liebisch, Frank; Walter, Achim; Greven, Hartmut (2012). "Near-Infrared (NIR)-Reflectance in Insects – Phenetic Studies of 181 Species". Entomologie Heute. 23: 183–215.
  3. ^ Asian Sternocera