Temognatha miranda

Temognatha miranda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Family: Buprestidae
Genus: Temognatha
Species:
T. miranda
Binomial name
Temognatha miranda
(Carter, 1927)
Synonyms

Stigmodera miranda Carter, 1927

Temognatha miranda is a jewel beetle in the family Buprestidae, found in Western Australia. It was first described in 1927 by Herbert James Carter as Stigmodera miranda.

The adults are diurnal, and eat flowers, in particular, those of Eucalyptus foecunda, Eucalyptus uncinata and other Eucalyptus species. The larvae are wood-borers.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Australian Faunal Directory: Themognatha miranda". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "Temognatha miranda (Carter 1927) - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Temognatha miranda (Carter, 1927)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  4. ↑ Carter, Herbert James (1927). "Australian Coleoptera: notes and new species. No. v". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 52: 222-234 [224]. ISSN 0370-047X. Wikidata Q109902676.