Buprestis fasciata is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea and North America.[1][2][3]

Buprestis fasciata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Buprestidae
Genus: Buprestis
Species:
B. fasciata
Binomial name
Buprestis fasciata
Fabricius, 1787
Synonyms[1]
  • Buprestis fortunata Casey, 1909
  • Buprestis fulgens Casey, 1909
  • Buprestis lherminieri (Chevrolat, 1838)
  • Buprestis saturata Casey, 1909
  • Buprestis sexmaculata Hausmann, 1799
  • Buprestis sexplagiata (LeConte, 1860)

Subspecies

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These two subspecies belong to the species Buprestis fasciata:

  • Buprestis fasciata fasciata
  • Buprestis fasciata fortunata Casey

References

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  1. ^ a b "Buprestis fasciata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Buprestis fasciata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

Further reading

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  • Bellamy, C.L. (2013). "The world of jewel beetles". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  • Nelson, Gayle H.; Walters Jr., George C. Jr.; Haines, R. Dennis; Bellamy, Charles L. (2008). A Catalog and Bibliography of the Buprestoidea of America North of Mexico. Special Publication No. 4. The Coleopterists' Society. ISBN 978-0972608787.
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.
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