Sulphurous jewel beetle
(Julodis euphratica)
Description
Large torpedo-shaped beetle with extremly hard bodies.Body has bright yellow wax-coated hair (setae) and black rigdes.Antennae are serrated.Large eyes.Retract their legs against their body for protection.Larvae look like fleshy,white,legless grubs with strong mandibles.
Taxonomic tree:
Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Coleoptera
Family:Buprestidae
Genus:Julodis
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