Temognatha miranda | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Buprestidae |
Genus: | Temognatha |
Species: | T. miranda
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Binomial name | |
Temognatha miranda (Carter, 1927)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Stigmodera miranda Carter, 1927 |
Temognatha miranda is a jewel beetle[2] in the family Buprestidae, found in Western Australia.[1] It was first described in 1927 by Herbert James Carter as Stigmodera miranda.[3][4]
The adults are diurnal, and eat flowers, in particular, those of Eucalyptus foecunda, Eucalyptus uncinata and other Eucalyptus species.[1] The larvae are wood-borers.[1]
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