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 - AFRICAN   (BUPRESTIDAE - AFRICAN)
Species 
Common name:
Scientific name: CHRYSASPIS WETWITSHI
Common name:
Scientific name: JULODIS AEQUINOCTALIS
Common name:
Scientific name: JULODIS GARIEPINA
Common name:
Scientific name: JULODIS HIRTIRTREN
Common name:
Scientific name: JULODIS HIRTIRTREN ORNATIPENIS
Common name:
Scientific name: JULODIS MANIPULARIS
Common name:
Scientific name: JULODIS MARMOTTANI
Common name:
Scientific name: JULODIS ONOPORTI
Common name:
Scientific name: PSILOPTERA AMAURTICA
Common name:
Scientific name: PSILOPTERA MUATA
Common name:
Scientific name: PSILOPTERA PUPILATA
Common name:
Scientific name: STERASPIS CALIDA
Common name:
Scientific name: STERNOCERA BOUCARDI
Common name:
Scientific name: STERNOCERA IRIS
Common name:
Scientific name: STERNOCERA INTERRUPTA
Common name:
Scientific name: STERNOCERA ORISSA
Common name:
Scientific name: STERNOCERA RECTILINEA
Common name:
Scientific name: STERNOCERA REIMERI
Common name:
Scientific name: STERNOCERA WAHLBERGI