Species

Buprestis lyrata (Pink-faced jewel beetle)

Buprestis lyrata. Photo: (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Buprestis lyrata is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in North America.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Coleoptera (Beetles)
        Suborder: Polyphaga (Water, rove, scarab, long-horned, leaf, and snout beetles)
        Infraorder: Elateriformia (Elateriform beetles)
        Superfamily: Buprestoidea
        Family: Buprestidae (Jewel beetles)
        Subfamily: Buprestinae
        Tribe: Buprestini
        Genus: Buprestis
        Subgenus: Buprestis
        Species: Buprestis lyrata (Pink-faced jewel beetle)

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