''Chrysochroa elegans'', the Japanese jewel beetle (''tamamushi'' in Japanese), is a species of
metallic wood-boring beetles (Buprestidae).
["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] It may be a synonym for ''
Chrysochroa fulgidissima
''Chrysochroa fulgidissima'', "jewel beetle" or Yamato tamamushi in Japanese language, Japanese (ヤマトタマムシ) is a metallic woodboring beetle of the family (biology), family Buprestidae.
Characteristics
This beetle is native to Japan ...
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References
External links
''Chrysochroa elegans''at insectoid.info
Beetles described in 1784
Buprestidae
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