Chrysochroa buqueti
Chrysochroa buqueti, the red speckled jewel beetle, is a Southeast Asian species of beetle in the Buprestidae family and tribe Chrysochroini.
Chrysochroa buqueti | |
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Chrysochroa buqueti | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Buprestidae |
Subfamily: | Chrysochroinae |
Tribe: | Chrysochroini |
Genus: | Chrysochroa |
Species: | C. buqueti |
Binomial name | |
Chrysochroa buqueti (Gory, 1833) | |
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SE Asian range |
Description
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museum specimens from Java
Chrysochroa buqueti can reach a length of about 40–47 millimetres (1.6–1.9 in). Elytra may be green to orange-yellow, with bluish-black markings, while pronotum is metallic red or metallic blue with metallic red areas on the sides. The legs are bright bluish-black.
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