Calliphara regalis is a species of insect in the family Scutelleridae (Hemiptera).[3]
Calliphara regalis | |
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Calliphara regalis from New Guinea. Museum specimen | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Scutelleridae |
Genus: | Calliphara |
Species: | C. regalis
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Binomial name | |
Calliphara regalis (Fabricius, 1775)
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Description
editThe basic body color is deep green with metallic reflections. The pattern may vary considerably, but usually these insects show dorsally five or seven large spots, more or less fused.[1][4]
Distribution
editThis species can be found in Australia and Indonesia.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b C. H. C. Lyal (1979). "A review of the genus Calliphara Germar, 1839 (Hemiptera: Scutelleridae)" Zoologische Mededelingen 54 (12): 149 181
- ^ Discover Life
- ^ Encyclopedia of life
- ^ Scutellerida, and other subfamilies - American Museum of Natural Huistory
- ^ Atlas of Living Australia