Chrysochroa edwardsii is a Jewel Beetle or Metallic Wood-boring Beetle of the Buprestidae family.
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| Chrysochroa edwardsii from India | |
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| Species: | C. edwardsii
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| Chrysochroa edwardsii Hope, 1843
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Description edit
Chrysochroa edwardsii can reach a length of about 40 millimetres (1.6 in). Elytra are metallic green, with a large and rounded yellow-orange transversal band. Pronotum is dark purple and the legs are bright green.
Distribution edit
These beetles can be found in India and Thailand.
References edit
- Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London, (14), Mar. 1842: 128. in Smithsonian Libraries
- Universal Biological Indexer
- Biolib
- Zipcodezoo Species Identifier
- Organism Names
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