Chrysochroa ocellata
| Chrysochroa ocellata | |
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| Chrysochroa ocellata from Andaman Islands | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Buprestidae |
| Genus: | Chrysochroa |
| Species: | C. ocellata
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| Binomial name | |
| Chrysochroa ocellata (Fabricius, 1775)
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Chrysochroa ocellata is a jewel beetle or metallic wood-boring beetle of the Buprestidae family.
Description
[edit]Chrysochroa ocellata can reach a length of about 20 millimetres (0.79 in). Elytra and pronotum are metallic green. Elytra have a longitudinal bright reddish band interrupted by a broad rounded yellow-orange spot in the middle. The legs are bright green.
Distribution
[edit]These beetles can be found in India.
Subspecies
[edit]- Chrysochroa ocellata fulgens (DeGeer, 1778)
- Chrysochroa ocellata ocellata (Fabricius, 1775)
References
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