Chrysochroa ocellata is a beetle of the Buprestidae family.
Chrysochroa ocellata | |
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Chrysochroa ocellata from Andaman Islands | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Buprestidae |
Genus: | Chrysochroa |
Species: | C. ocellata
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Binomial name | |
Chrysochroa ocellata (Fabricius, 1775)
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Description
editChrysochroa ocellata can reach a length of about 20 millimetres (0.79 in). Elytra and pronotum are metallic green. Elytra have a longitudinal bright reddish band interrupted by a broad rounded yellow-orange spot in the middle. The legs are bright green.
Distribution
editThese beetles can be found in India.
Subspecies
edit- Chrysochroa ocellata fulgens (DeGeer, 1778)
- Chrysochroa ocellata ocellata (Fabricius, 1775)
References
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