Chrysochroa rajah
Appearance
Chrysochroa rajah | |
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Chrysochroa rajah from southern China, mounted specimen at National Museum (Prague) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Buprestidae |
Genus: | Chrysochroa |
Species: | C. rajah
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Binomial name | |
Chrysochroa rajah Gory, 1840
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Chrysochroa rajah is a species of beetle in the family Buprestidae.
Description
[edit]Chrysochroa rajah can reach a length of about 32–48 millimetres (1.3–1.9 in). These beetles have a glossy surface with beautiful iridescent colors varying from blue to green, sometimes with red longitudinal stripes or spots.
Distribution
[edit]These beetles can be found from India and China up to Thailand and Laos.
Subspecies
[edit]- Chrysochroa rajah assamensis Guérin-Méneville, 1847 (China)
- Chrysochroa rajah nilgiriensis Kurosawa, 1978 (India)
- Chrysochroa rajah rajah Gory, 1840
- Chrysochroa rajah thailandica Kurosawa, 1978 (Thailand, Laos)
- Chrysochroa rajah unnoi Kurosawa, 1978
Gallery
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Chrysochroa rajah thailandica at the Muséum de Toulouse
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Chrysochroa rajah from Myanmar
References
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