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Chrysochroa rajah

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Chrysochroa rajah
Chrysochroa rajah from southern China, mounted specimen at National Museum (Prague)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

Chrysochroa rajah is a species of beetle in the family Buprestidae.

Description

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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

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

Subspecies

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  • 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
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