Buprestidae

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Buprestidae
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:family
gptkbp:adultDiet foliage
gptkbp:class gptkb:Insecta
gptkbp:commonName jewel beetles
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:William_Elford_Leach
gptkbp:describedYear 1815
gptkbp:distribution worldwide
gptkbp:economicImportance some species are pests of trees
gptkbp:fossil gptkb:Cretaceous_period
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Buprestidae
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:larvalHostPlant wood
gptkbp:larvalStage wood-boring
gptkbp:notableFor iridescent exoskeleton
metallic coloration
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Capnodis_tenebrionis
gptkb:Chrysochroa_fulgidissima
gptkb:Emerald_ash_borer
gptkb:Sternocera_aequisignata
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies over 15,000
gptkbp:order gptkb:Coleoptera
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Arthropoda
gptkbp:subfamily gptkb:Polyphaga
gptkbp:superfamily gptkb:Buprestoidea
gptkbp:typeSpecies gptkb:Buprestis
gptkbp:usedFor jewelry and decoration in some cultures
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Phaestis
gptkb:Metemneo
gptkb:Coleoptera
gptkb:Anchurus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5