Calliphara regalis
Appearance
Calliphara regalis | |
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Calliphara regalis from New Guinea. Museum specimen | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Scutelleridae |
Genus: | Calliphara |
Species: | C. regalis
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Binomial name | |
Calliphara regalis (Fabricius, 1775)
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Calliphara regalis is a species of insect in the family Scutelleridae (Hemiptera).[3]
Description
[edit]The basic body color is deep green with metallic reflections. The pattern may vary considerably, but usually these insects show dorsally five or seven large spots, more or less fused.[1][4]
Distribution
[edit]This species can be found in Australia and Indonesia.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b C. H. C. Lyal (1979). "A review of the genus Calliphara Germar, 1839 (Hemiptera: Scutelleridae)" Zoologische Mededelingen 54 (12): 149 181
- ^ Discover Life
- ^ Encyclopedia of life
- ^ Scutellerida, and other subfamilies - American Museum of Natural Huistory
- ^ Atlas of Living Australia