Sternocera orissa, the giant jewel beetle, is a species of beetles belonging to the Buprestidae family.Biolib
Subspecies Sternocera orissa abita Holm & Gussmann, 1992 Sternocera orissa bertolonii Thomson, 1878 Sternocera orissa lanifica Erichson, 1843 Sternocera orissa luctifera Klug, 1855 Sternocera orissa orissa Buquet, 1837 Sternocera orissa variabilis Kerrmans, 1886
Description Sternocera orissa can reach a length of about . The basic color of the elytra is greenish-black or bluish-black, with whitish to yellowish eyespots and markings.E. Holm, S. Gussmann Revision of the genus Sternocera Eschscholtz of Africa
Distribution This species can be found in Botswana, southern Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and in Tanzania.Beetles of AfricaAfrican Sternocera
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