'' Chrysochroa rajah '' is a species of beetle in the
family
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Buprestidae
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.
Description
'' Chrysochroa rajah '' can reach a length of about . These beetles have a glossy surface with beautiful iridescent colors varying from blue to green, sometimes with red longitudinal stripes or spots.
Distribution
These beetles can be found from
India
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and
China
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up to
Thailand
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and
Laos
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.
Subspecies
* ''Chrysochroa rajah assamensis'' Guérin-Méneville, 1847 (
China
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)
* ''Chrysochroa rajah nilgiriensis'' Kurosawa, 1978 (
India
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)
* ''Chrysochroa rajah rajah'' Gory, 1840
* ''Chrysochroa rajah thailandica'' Kurosawa, 1978 (
Thailand
Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...
,
Laos
Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR), is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by Myanmar and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast, and Thailand to the west and ...
)
* ''Chrysochroa rajah unnoi'' Kurosawa, 1978
Gallery
File:Chrysochroa_rajah_thailandica_MHNT.ZOO.2004.0.520.jpg, '' Chrysochroa rajah thailandica '' at the Muséum de Toulouse
File:Buprestidae - Chrysochroa rajah - 1.JPG, ''Chrysochroa rajah'' from Myanmar
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References
BiolibZipcodezoo World Field Guide
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External links
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Beetles of Asia
Buprestidae
Beetles described in 1840
Taxa named by Hippolyte Louis Gory
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