Hippomelas planicauda Casey, 1909 is a animal in the Buprestidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Hippomelas planicauda Casey, 1909

Hippomelas planicauda Casey, 1909

Hippomelas planicauda is a metallic wood-boring beetle species found in Central America and North America.

Family
Genus
Hippomelas
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Hippomelas planicauda Casey, 1909

Hippomelas planicauda is a species described by Casey in 1909. It belongs to the family Buprestidae, which is commonly known as metallic wood-boring beetles, and to the order Coleoptera, which is commonly known as beetles. This species can be found across Central America and North America.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Buprestidae Hippomelas

More from Buprestidae

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