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Chrysochroa edwardsii

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Species of beetle

Chrysochroa edwardsii
Chrysochroa edwardsii from India
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Family: Buprestidae
Genus: Chrysochroa
Species: C. edwardsii
Binomial name
Chrysochroa edwardsii
Hope, 1843

Chrysochroa edwardsii is a beetle of the Buprestidae family.

Description

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 can be greenish with a strong metallic red tint or dark purple and the legs are bright green. Only the yellow-orange band shows a medium to high reflectance in the near-infrared part of the spectrum.

Distribution

These beetles can be found in India and Thailand.

References

  1. ^ Mielewczik, Michael; Liebisch, Frank; Walter, Achim; Greven, Hartmut (2012). "Near-Infrared (NIR)-Reflectance in Insects – Phenetic Studies of 181 Species". Entomologie Heute. 23: 183–215.
Taxon identifiers
Chrysochroa edwardsii


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