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Sternocera

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Sternocera
Sternocera chrysis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Buprestidae
Subfamily: Julodinae
Genus: Sternocera
Eschscholtz, 1829
Species

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Sternocera is a genus of jewel beetles belonging to the Julodinae subfamily.

Characteristics

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There are 26 species in this genus.[1] Some species—S. aequisignata and S. aurosignata—are used for beetlewing craft because of their iridescent wings.

Species

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Sternocera aequisignata
Sternocera hunteri
Sternocera sternicornis orientalis from India
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References

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  1. ^ Bellamy, C. L. (2013). "Genus Schizopodidae". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 7 Sep 2021.
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