Chrysochroa buqueti

Chrysochroa buqueti
Chrysochroa buqueti from Java
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Buprestidae
Subfamily: Chrysochroinae
Genus: Chrysochroa
Species: C. buqueti
Binomial name
Chrysochroa buqueti
(Gory, 1833)

Chrysochroa buqueti, the red speckled jewel beetle, is a Southeast Asian species of beetle in the Buprestidae family.

Description

Chrysochroa buqueti can reach a length of about 40–47 millimetres (1.6–1.9 in). Elytra are 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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