Chrysochroa elegans
Appearance
Chrysochroa elegans | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Buprestidae |
Genus: | Chrysochroa |
Species: | C. elegans
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Binomial name | |
Chrysochroa elegans Thunberg, 1784
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Chrysochroa elegans, the Japanese jewel beetle (tamamushi in Japanese), is a species of metallic wood-boring beetles (Buprestidae).[1] It may be a synonym for Chrysochroa fulgidissima.
References
- ^ "On the Origin of Colored Lustre Exhibited by Metallic Wood-Borer Chrysochroa elegans". Kyaichipo Miyamoto, Kiyoe Kate and Fusa Kojirna, NSR, Ochanomizu University, Vol. 2
External links
- Chrysochroa elegans at insectoid.info