Lampetis fastuosa is a jewel beetle of the family Buprestidae.
Description Lampetis fastuosa can reach a length of . The basic colour is bright metallic bluish green which unlike leaves does not reflect in the near-infrared. The head is rugose and the elytra are convex, with rows of distinct punctations. This species is considered a destructive insect. In India it defoliates the young shoots and gnaws the bark of Acacia nilotica and Acacia catechu (Mimosaceae).
Distribution This species can be found in southern India.
References
Stebbing, E.P The bark-eating and root-boring beetles (Coelosterna scabrata, F., and Psiloptera fastuosa, F.) OF THE BABUL (Acacia arabica) - Superintendent Government Printing, India
External links Lampetis fastuosa on Gorodinski Biolib
Universal Biological Indexer