Catoxantha opulenta
Catoxantha opulenta is a species of jewel beetles belonging to the family Buprestidae, subfamily Chrysochroinae.
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Subspecies
- Catoxantha opulenta borneensis Kurosawa, 1993
- Catoxantha opulenta opulenta (Gory, 1832)
Description
Catoxantha opulenta can reach a length of about 45 and 60 millimetres (1.8 and 2.4 in). This beautiful and quite common jewel beetle has metallic dark bluish-green elytra with thick and prominent black costae and two yellow transverse bands. Abdominal sternum is yellow. It bores the wood of Chukrasia velutina and Lagerstroemia speciosa. The life-cycle is annual. Adults emerge in June.
Distribution
This beetle is present in Thailand, Malaysia, western Indonesia and Philippines.
References
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