Species of beetle
| Stigmodera cancellata
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| Stigmodera cancellata. Mounted specimen.
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S. cancellata
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| Binomial name
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Stigmodera cancellata
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| Synonyms
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- Buprestis dejeaniana Boisduval, 1835
- Buprestis cancellata Donovan, 1805
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Stigmodera cancellata, common name Red Spotted Jewel Beetle, is a species of beetles in the family Buprestidae.
Description
Stigmodera cancellata can reach a length of about 33 millimetres (1.3 in).[2] Elytra are dark greenish with six red spots and red edges, while pronotum is blackish.
Larvae live underground for up to 15 years.[3]
Distribution
This species can be found in the western Australia.[4]
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