''Plybothris quadricollis'' is a

beetle Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...

of the

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Buprestidae Buprestidae is a family of beetles known as jewel beetles or metallic wood-boring beetles because of their glossy iridescent colors. Larvae of this family are known as flatheaded borers. The family is among the largest of the beetles, with some ...

Description

''Polybothris quadricollis'' can reach a length of about .Living Jewels
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/ref> This quite common species is one of the most colourful. Elytra have an olive green granular color, while the underside of the body shows an extremely bright metallic rainbow of colors. The colours underside seems to be important for sexual recognition among different species within the genus.

Distribution

These beetles can be found in

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References

quadricollis Buprestidae Beetles described in 1836 Taxa named by Hippolyte Louis Gory {{Buprestidae-stub