Chrysochroa fulminans

Chrysochroa fulminans
Chrysochroa fulminans from Sumatra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Buprestidae
Genus: Chrysochroa
Species: C. fulminans
Binomial name
Chrysochroa fulminans
(Fabricius, 1787)

Chrysochroa fulminans is a species of jewel beetle of the Buprestidae family.

Description

Chrysochroa fulminans can reach a length of about 30–40 millimetres (1.2–1.6 in). These beetles have a glossy surface with iridescent colors varying from green to reddish or violet.

List of subspecies

Distribution

These beetles can be found from Malaysia and Indonesia to Papua New Guinea.

References

Wikispecies has information related to: Chrysochroa fulminans
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chrysochroa fulminans.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/7/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.