''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''.
References
External links
''Chrysochroa elegans''at insectoid.info
Beetles described in 1784
Buprestidae
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