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Chrysochroa rajah

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Buprestidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Coleoptera

Genus
  
Chrysochroa

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Similar
  
Chrysochroa, Chrysochroa fulminans, Chrysochroa mniszechii, Catoxantha opulenta, Chrysochroa buqueti

Chrysochroa rajah is a Jewel Beetle or Metallic Wood-boring Beetle of the Buprestidae family.

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Description

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

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

Subspecies

  • 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

    • References

    Chrysochroa rajah Wikipedia
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