''Sternocera orissa'', common name Giant jewel beetle, is a species of beetles belonging to the

Buprestidae Buprestidae is a family of beetles known as jewel beetles or metallic wood-boring beetles because of their glossy iridescent colors. Larvae of this family are known as flatheaded borers. The family is among the largest of the beetles, with some ...

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Subspecies

* ''Sternocera orissa abita'' Holm & Gussmann, 1992 * ''Sternocera orissa bertolonii'' Thomson, 1878 * ''Sternocera orissa lanifica'' Erichson, 1843 * ''Sternocera orissa luctifera'' Klug, 1855 * ''Sternocera orissa orissa'' Buquet, 1837 * ''Sternocera orissa variabilis'' Kerrmans, 1886

Description

''Sternocera orissa'' can reach a length of about . The basic color of the elytra is greenish-black or bluish-black, with whitish to yellowish eyespots and markings.E. Holm, S. Gussmann
Revision of the genus Sternocera Eschscholtz of Africa
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Distribution

This species can be found in Botswana, southern Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and in Tanzania.

References

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