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 - NORTH AMERICAN   (BUPRESTIDAE - NEARCTIC)
Species 
Common name:
Scientific name: ACMAEODERA AMPLICOLLIS
Common name:
Scientific name: ACMAEODERA GIBBULA
Common name:
Scientific name: ACMAEODERA ROBUSTA
Common name:
Scientific name: ACMAEODERA SCALARIS
Common name:
Scientific name: ACMAEODERA YOMAE
Common name:
Scientific name: BUPRESTIS ADJECTA
Common name:
Scientific name: BUPRESTIS AURULENTA
Common name:
Scientific name: BUPRESTIS CONFLUENS
Common name:
Scientific name: BUPRESTIS NATALIS
Common name:
Scientific name: BUPRESTIS RUFIPES
Common name:
Scientific name: BUPRESTIS RUSTICORUM
Common name:
Scientific name: CHALCOPHORA ANGUINICOLLIS
Common name:
Scientific name: CHALCOPHORA GEORGIANA
Common name:
Scientific name: CHALCOPHORA LIBERTA
Common name:
Scientific name: CHALCOPHORA VIRGINIENSIS
Common name:
Scientific name: CHRYSOBOTHRIS FEMORATA
Common name:
Scientific name: DICERA DIVARICATA
Common name:
Scientific name: HIPPOMELAS CAELATA
Common name:
Scientific name: HIPPOMELAS CAROLINENSIS