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Chrysochroa fulminans

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Chrysochroa fulminans
Chrysochroa fulminans from Mindanao
Chrysochroa fulminans from Sumatra
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C. fulminans
Binomial name
Chrysochroa fulminans
(Fabricius, 1787)

Chrysochroa fulminans is a species of jewel beetle of the Buprestidae family.

Description

Chrysochroa fulminans can reach a length of about 30–40 millimetres (1.2–1.6 in). These beetles have a glossy surface with iridescent colors varying from green to reddish or violet.

List of subspecies

  • Chrysochroa fulminans agusanensis Kurosawa, 1979
  • Chrysochroa fulminans aurora Heller, 1912
  • Chrysochroa fulminans babuyanensis Kurosawa, 1989
  • Chrysochroa fulminans baliana Obenberger, 1928
  • Chrysochroa fulminans bimanensis Lansberge, 1879
  • Chrysochroa fulminans chrysura Gory, 1840
  • Chrysochroa fulminans chrysuroides Deyrolle, 1864
  • Chrysochroa fulminans cyaneonigra Kurosawa, 1991
  • Chrysochroa fulminans florensis Kerremans, 1891
  • Chrysochroa fulminans fulminans (Fabricius, 1787)
  • Chrysochroa fulminans funebris Théry, 1898
  • Chrysochroa fulminans kaupii Deyrolle, 1864
  • Chrysochroa fulminans krausei Descarpentries, 1971
  • Chrysochroa fulminans nagaii Kurosawa, 1990
  • Chrysochroa fulminans nishiyamai Kurosawa, 1990
  • Chrysochroa fulminans nylanderiHołyński, 2009
  • Chrysochroa fulminans praelonga White, 1843
  • Chrysochroa fulminans variabilis Deyrolle, 1864
  • Chrysochroa fulminans vethiana Obenberger, 1926

Distribution

These beetles can be found from Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, to Papua New Guinea.

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