Jewel beetles

Strigoptera bimaculata

Description

Strigoptera bimaculata is a member of the Buprestidae family. Has an elongated cylindrical body and shiny metallic color. The elytra are metallic blue, with an orange patch in the center.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

-

Ar

Arboreal

He

Herbivore

Te

Terrestrial

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Arthropoda

CLASS

:

Insecta

ORDER

:

Coleoptera

FAMILY

:

Buprestidae

GENUS

:

Strigoptera

SPECIES

:

Strigoptera bimaculata

Distribution

Strigoptera bimaculata could be found in farmlands or mangrove forest.

Geography

Continent : Asia, Australia

Country : Indonesia, Thailand, Northern Australia.

Habits and Lifestyle

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Lifestyle

Terrestrial, Arboreal

Biome

Tropical rain forest

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

Strigoptera bimaculata eats any part of the plants or decaying materials of the plants.

Diet : Herbivore, Folivore

Mating Habits

Strigoptera bimaculata perform marriages on the stems or twigs of plants and mangroves of the Ceripos tagal species.

Reproduction session : –

Incubation periods : –

Independent age : at birth

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : –

Population

Population status : Not Evaluated (NE)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. Wikipedia article
  2. Hawkeswood, T.J., Sommung, B. & Sommung, A. (2018). First record of the jewel beetle, Strigoptera bimaculata (L., 1758) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Buprestidae) from Ubon Ratchathani Province, Thailand. Calodema, 610: 1-2
  3. Strigoptera bimaculata. Wikipedia article