Chrysochroa rajah

Chrysochroa rajah is a Jewel Beetle or Metallic Wood-boring Beetle of the Buprestidae family.

Chrysochroa rajah
Chrysochroa rajah from southern China, mounted specimen at National Museum (Prague)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Buprestidae
Genus:
Chrysochroa
Species:
C. rajah
Binomial name
Chrysochroa rajah
Gory, 1840
Synonyms
  • Chrysochroa chinensis Laporte & Gory, 1835

Description

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

These beetles can be found from India and China up to Thailand and Laos.

Subspecies
  • 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

References
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