Traverse Taxonomy Hierarchy

This search allows you to traverse the World Field Guide's taxonomy hierarchy.
Click a thumbnail or common/scientific name to go to the next lower level.
Click a higher level taxonomy category to go up the hierarchy.
(Note: Taxonomy is ever evolving and in some instances may differ from the taxonomic systems used here.)

Kingdom   ANIMAL   (ANIMALIA)
Phylum   JOINTED LEGGED ANIMALS   (ARTHROPODA)
Class   INSECTS   (INSECTA)
Order   BEETLES   (COLEOPTERA)
Family   BEETLES - JEWEL   (BUPRESTIDAE)
Subfamily   BEETLES - JEWEL - INDIA TO AUSTRALIA   (BUPRESTIDAE - INDO-AUSTRALIAN)
Species 
Common name:
Scientific name: BELINOTA BICOLOR
Common name:
Scientific name: BELINOTA FALLACIOSA
Common name:
Scientific name: CARDIASPIS MOUHOUTI
Common name:
Scientific name: CATOXANTHA OPULENTA
Common name:
Scientific name: CATOXANTHA OPULENTA BONBOUL.
Common name:
Scientific name: CATOXANTHA PURPUREA
Common name:
Scientific name: CHRYSOCHROA BUQUETI
Common name:
Scientific name: CHRYSOCHROA CASTELNAUDI
Common name:
Scientific name: CHRYSOCHROA CHINENSIS
Common name:
Scientific name: CHRYSOCHROA EDWARDSI
Common name:
Scientific name: CHRYSOCHROA FULGIDISSIMA
Common name:
Scientific name: CHRYSOCHROA FULMINANS
Common name:
Scientific name: CHRYSOCHROA F. CHRYSURA
Common name:
Scientific name: CHRYSOCHROA MNISZECHII
Common name:
Scientific name: CHRYSOCHROA OCCELLATA
Common name:
Scientific name: CHRYSOCHROA PRAELONGA
Common name:
Scientific name: CHRYSOCHROA PURPUREIVENTRIS
Common name:
Scientific name: CHRYSOCHROA RAJAH
Common name:
Scientific name: CHRYSOCHROA RUGICOLLIS
Common name:
Scientific name: CHRYSOCHROA SEMPERI
Common name:
Scientific name: CHRYSOCHROA SAUNDERSI
Common name:
Scientific name: CHRYSOCHROA TOULGOETI
Common name:
Scientific name: CHRYSOCHROA VITTATA
Common name:
Scientific name: CHRYSOCHROA WALLACEI
Common name:
Scientific name: CHRYSOCHROA WAYERSII
Common name:
Scientific name: CHRYSODEMA DEYROLLEI
Common name:
Scientific name: CHRYSODEMA DOHRNI
Common name:
Scientific name: CHRYSODEMA EXIMA
Common name:
Scientific name: CHRYSODEMA FLAVICORNIS
Common name:
Scientific name: CHRYSODEMA FUSCITARIS
Common name:
Scientific name: CHRYSODEMA JUCUNDA
Common name:
Scientific name: CHRYSODEMA MANILLARUM
Common name:
Scientific name: CHRYSODEMA PROXIMA
Common name:
Scientific name: CHRYSODEMA SIBUYANICA
Common name:
Scientific name: CHRYSODEMA SMARAGDULA
Common name:
Scientific name: CHRYSODEMA VARIIPENNIS
Common name:
Scientific name: CYPHOGASTRA ALBERTISI
Common name:
Scientific name: HAPLOTRINCHUS PHILIPPENSIS
Common name:
Scientific name: IRIDOTAENIA KOTOENSIS
Common name:
Scientific name: IRIDOTAENIA SULCATA
Common name:
Scientific name: IRIDOTAENIA TRIVITTATA
Common name:
Scientific name: MEGALOXANTHA ASSAMENSIS
Common name:
Scientific name: MEGALOXANTHA BICOLOR
Common name:
Scientific name: MEGALOXANTHA BICOLOR PALAWANICA
Common name:
Scientific name: MEGALOXANTHA DALENI KYOKOAE
Common name:
Scientific name: MEGALOXANTHA HEMIXANTHA
Common name:
Scientific name: MEGALOXANTHA NETSCHERI
Common name:
Scientific name: MEGALOXANTHA NIGRICORNIS
Common name:
Scientific name: MEGALOXANTHA PURPURASCENS
Common name:
Scientific name: PSILOPTERA CUPREOSPLENDENS
Common name:
Scientific name: STERNOCERA BASALIS
Common name:
Scientific name: STERNOCERA CHRYSIS
Common name:
Scientific name: STERNOCERA EQUISAGNATA
Common name:
Scientific name: STERNOCERA LAEVIGATA
Common name:
Scientific name: STERNOCERA MARSEULI
Common name:
Scientific name: STERNOCERA STERNICORNIS