Lampetis fastuosa
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| Lampetis fastuosa | |
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| Lampetis fastuosa from India | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Family: | Buprestidae |
| Genus: | Lampetis |
| Species: | L. fastuosa |
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| Lampetis fastuosa (Fabricius, 1775 | |
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Lampetis fastuosa is a jewel beetle of the family Buprestidae.
Lampetis fastuosa can reach a length of 20–25 millimetres (0.79–0.98 in). The basic colour is bright metallic bluish green which unlike leaves does not reflect in the near-infrared.[1] The head is rugose and the elytra are convex, with rows of distinct punctations. This species is considered a destructive insect. In India it defoliates the young shoots and gnaws the bark of Acacia nilotica and Acacia catechu (Mimosaceae).[2]
