- (/ˈɛlɪtrɒn/; from
Ancient Gr**** ἔλυτρον (élutron) 'sheath, cover'; pl.:
elytra, /ˈɛlɪtrə/) is a modified,
hardened forewing of
beetles (Coleoptera), though...
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superorder Holometabola.
Their front pair of
wings are
hardened into wing-cases,
elytra,
distinguishing them from most
other insects. The Coleoptera, with about...
- and has a
characteristic bright metallic green colouration, with
pitted elytra and a
coppery tinge. In
addition to the
nominotypical subspecies, which...
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spectacularly colored jewel beetles are
highly prized by
insect collectors. The
elytra of some
Buprestidae species have been
traditionally used in
beetlewing jewellery...
- millimeters. The
colour of head,
pronotum and
elytra is
reddish orange,
while the
scutellum is black. On the
elytra there are
twelve black dots. It
feeds on...
- and deorbiting.
Elytra is
planned to be
produced in
three versions:
Elytra Dawn (the smallest,
intended for LEO operations),
Elytra Dusk (intended for...
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subfamily Cetoniinae. They have
hairy sides of the
elytra like
their relatives, and the
upper sides of the
elytra are
usually yellow with
prominent black blotches...
- in all but the far
north of the continent. It
lacks hind
wings and the
elytra are
correspondingly reduced in size. Eggs are laid in the soil by females...
- 59 in) long. Head,
scutellum and
elytra are dark-brown, with a
thick and long
tawny hair on
elytra and abdomen.
Elytra show two
series of
white spots on...
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America and can be
found in many
regions with a
temperate climate. Its
elytra are of a red colour, but each
punctuated with
three black spots, with one...
