Biology:Chrysochroa edwardsii
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Short description: Species of beetle
| Chrysochroa edwardsii | |
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| Chrysochroa edwardsii from India | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Buprestidae |
| Genus: | Chrysochroa |
| Species: | C. edwardsii
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| Binomial name | |
| Chrysochroa edwardsii Hope, 1843
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Chrysochroa edwardsii is a beetle of the Buprestidae family.
Description
Chrysochroa edwardsii can reach a length of about 40 millimetres (1.6 in). Elytra are metallic green, with a large and rounded yellow-orange transversal band.[1] Pronotum can be greenish with a strong metallic red tint[1] or dark purple and the legs are bright green. Only the yellow-orange band shows a medium to high reflectance in the near-infrared part of the spectrum.[1]
Distribution
These beetles can be found in India and Thailand.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mielewczik, Michael; Liebisch, Frank; Walter, Achim; Greven, Hartmut (2012). "Near-Infrared (NIR)-Reflectance in Insects – Phenetic Studies of 181 Species.". Entomologie Heute 23: 183–215. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/256260697.
- Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London, (14), Mar. 1842: 128. in Smithsonian Libraries
- Universal Biological Indexer
- Biolib
- Zipcodezoo Species Identifier
- Organism Names
Wikidata ☰ Q5114761 entry
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