Chrysochroa buqueti
| Chrysochroa buqueti | |
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| Chrysochroa buqueti from Java | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Buprestidae |
| Subfamily: | Chrysochroinae |
| Genus: | Chrysochroa |
| Species: | C. buqueti |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysochroa buqueti (Gory, 1833) | |
Chrysochroa buqueti, the red speckled jewel beetle, is a Southeast Asian species of beetle in the Buprestidae family.
Description
Chrysochroa buqueti can reach a length of about 40–47 millimetres (1.6–1.9 in). Elytra are orange-yellow, with bluish-black markings, while pronotum is metallic red or metallic blue with metallic red areas on the sides. The legs are bright bluish-black.
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