CarphurusCarphurus Index Carphurus cyaneipennis Carphurus cyanopterus Carphurus fasciculatus Carphurus frenchi Carphurus longicollis Carphurus pravus
Carphurus cyanopterus, in the family Melyridae, subfamily Malachiinae, and part of the group commonly known as the Soft-wing Flower Beetles. Currently (as of 12 February 2025, Atlas of Living Australia), current observations have been in the southern part of Australia including New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia.
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
- Class: Insecta
- Subclass: Pterygota
- Order: Coleoptera
- Suborder: Polyphaga
- Superfamily: Cleroidea
- Family: Melyridae
- Subfamily: Malachiinae
- Genus: Carphurus
- Species: Carphurus cyanopterus (Boheman, 1858)
Footnote & References
- Carphurus cyanopterus, mariannebroug observations, iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?place_id=6744&taxon_id=1171746&user_id=mariannebroug
- Carphurus Erichson, 1840, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/Carphurus
- Genus Carphurus, iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/375888-Carphurus
- Yellow Soft-winged Flower Beetle – Carphurus sp., Brisbane Insects and Spiders, https://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_beetles/YellowSoftWingedFlowerBeetle.htm
CarphurusCarphurus Index Carphurus cyaneipennis Carphurus cyanopterus Carphurus fasciculatus Carphurus frenchi Carphurus longicollis Carphurus pravus
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