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'''''Chrysochroa fulgidissima''''' or '''tamamushi''' in [[Japanese language|Japanese]] ([[Japanese writing system|Japanese]] [[kanji]]: 玉虫、吉丁虫: [[katakana]]:タマムシ）is a [[metallic wood-boring beetle]] of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Buprestidae]] that is native to [[Japan]]. The Tamamushi-no-zushi, 玉虫厨子, (Tamamushi shrine), a miniature shrine located at [[Hōryū-ji|Hōryū-ji Temple]], was once decorated with the colorful wings of the ''Chrysochroa fulgidissima'' beetle.<ref>Rowthorn, C.:''Japan'', page 370. Lonely Planet, 2005</ref> |
'''''Chrysochroa fulgidissima''''' or '''tamamushi''' in [[Japanese language|Japanese]] ([[Japanese writing system|Japanese]] [[kanji]]: 玉虫、吉丁虫: [[katakana]]:タマムシ）is a [[metallic wood-boring beetle]] of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Buprestidae]] that is native to [[Japan]]. The Tamamushi-no-zushi, 玉虫厨子, (Tamamushi shrine), a miniature shrine located at [[Hōryū-ji|Hōryū-ji Temple]], was once decorated with the colorful wings of the ''Chrysochroa fulgidissima'' beetle.<ref>Rowthorn, C.:''Japan'', page 370. Lonely Planet, 2005</ref> |
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Chrysochroa fulgidissima or tamamushi in Japanese (Japanese kanji: 玉虫、吉丁虫: katakana:タマムシ）is a metallic wood-boring beetle of the family Buprestidae that is native to Japan. The Tamamushi-no-zushi, 玉虫厨子, (Tamamushi shrine), a miniature shrine located at Hōryū-ji Temple, was once decorated with the colorful wings of the Chrysochroa fulgidissima beetle.[1]
Notes
- ^ Rowthorn, C.:Japan, page 370. Lonely Planet, 2005
References
- Rowthorn, Chris (2005), Japan, Lonely Planet, ISBN 1740599241
- Gullan, P.J.; Cranston, P.S. (2005), The Insects: An Outline of Entomology (3rd ed.), Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing Ltd, ISBN 1-4051-1113-5
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