Cyphogastra calepyga is a beetle of the Buprestidae family.

Cyphogastra calepyga
Cyphogastra calepyga from Kei Island (Indonesia).
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Buprestidae
Genus: Cyphogastra
Species:
C. calepyga
Binomial name
Cyphogastra calepyga
(Thomson, 1857)

Description

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Cyphogastra calepyga reaches about 25–40 millimetres (0.98–1.57 in) in length. The basic colour is metallic dark blue, with green reflections.

Distribution

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This species is indigenous to the Kai Islands of Indonesia.

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