Chrysochroa ocellata

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Chrysochroa ocellata
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Chrysochroa ocellata from Andaman Islands
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C. ocellata
Binomial name
Chrysochroa ocellata
(Fabricius, 1775)

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


Description

Chrysochroa ocellata can reach a length of about 20 millimetres (0.79 in). Elytra and pronotum are metallic green. Elytra have a longitudinal bright reddish band interrupted by a broad rounded yellow-orange spot in the middle. The legs are bright green.

Distribution

These beetles can be found in India.

Subspecies

  • Chrysochroa ocellata fulgens (DeGeer, 1778)
  • Chrysochroa ocellata ocellata (Fabricius, 1775)

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