Temognatha > Temognatha Index

Temognatha sanguinea belongs to the genus of metallic wood-boring beetles, that include over 85 species that are native to Australia.

Temognatha sanguinea, Central Victoria © Kees Green
Temognatha sanguinea, Central Victoria © Kees Green
Temognatha sanguinea, Central Victoria © Kees Green
Temognatha sanguinea, Central Victoria © Kees Green
Temognatha sanguinea, Central Victoria © Kees Green
Temognatha sanguinea, Central Victoria © Kees Green
Temognatha sanguinea (male underside), Central Victoria © Kees Green
Temognatha sanguinea (male underside), Central Victoria © Kees Green
  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Hexapoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Informal: Pterygotes
  • Order: Coleoptera
  • Suborder: Polyphaga
  • Superfamily: Buprestoidea
  • Family: Buprestidae
  • Subfamily: Buprestinae
  • Tribe: Stigmoderini
  • Subtribe Stigmoderina
  • Genus: Temognatha
  • Species: Temognatha sanguinea

Footnote & References

  1. Temognatha sanguinea © Kees Green
  2. Temognatha sanguinea (Saunders, 1869), Jewel Beetle, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/e78819ea-191c-4877-81a1-11b65326f83d
  3. Temognatha sanguinea, iNaturalist, https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1351370-Temognatha-sanguinea

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