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Chrysochroa
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Chrysochroa

Chrysochroa is a genus of metallic wood-boring beetles. Most of the many species are native to Southeast Asian nations such as Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. However, a good number are found in India, one (Chrysochroa fulgidissima ssp. alternans) in Japan, (Chrysochroa coreana) in Korea, and one (Chrysochroa lepida) in Africa.

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41 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Japanese Jewel Beetle

speciesChrysochroa fulgidissima

Chrysochroa fulminans

speciesChrysochroa fulminans

Chrysochroa rajah

speciesChrysochroa rajah

Red Speckled Jewel Beetle

speciesChrysochroa buqueti

Chrysochroa pseudofulgidissima

speciesChrysochroa pseudofulgidissima

Chrysochroa viridisplendens

speciesChrysochroa viridisplendens

Chrysochroa unidentata

speciesChrysochroa unidentata

Chrysochroa fulgens

speciesChrysochroa fulgens

Chrysochroa castelnaudi

speciesChrysochroa castelnaudi

Chrysochroa purpureiventris

speciesChrysochroa purpureiventris

Okinawa Jewel Beetle

speciesChrysochroa alternans

Chrysochroa saundersii

speciesChrysochroa saundersii

Chrysochroa rugicollis

speciesChrysochroa rugicollis

Chrysochroa vittata

speciesChrysochroa vittata

Chrysochroa ocellata

speciesChrysochroa ocellata

Chrysochroa mniszechii

speciesChrysochroa mniszechii

Chrysochroa ixora

speciesChrysochroa ixora

Chrysochroa holstii

speciesChrysochroa holstii

Korean Jewel Beetle

speciesChrysochroa coreana

Chrysochroa baudoni

speciesChrysochroa baudoni

Chrysochroa limbata

speciesChrysochroa limbata

Chrysochroa rogerii

speciesChrysochroa rogerii

Chrysochroa sarasinorum

speciesChrysochroa sarasinorum

Chrysochroa wallacei

speciesChrysochroa wallacei

Chrysochroa coelicolor

speciesChrysochroa coelicolor

Chrysochroa andamanensis

speciesChrysochroa andamanensis

Chrysochroa cuprascens

speciesChrysochroa cuprascens

Chrysochroa miribella

speciesChrysochroa miribella

Chrysochroa annamensis

speciesChrysochroa annamensis

Chrysochroa klapaleki

speciesChrysochroa klapaleki

Chrysochroa landeri

speciesChrysochroa landeri

Chrysochroa mirabilis

speciesChrysochroa mirabilis

Chrysochroa kerremansi

speciesChrysochroa kerremansi

Chrysochroa akiyamai

speciesChrysochroa akiyamai

Chrysochroa parryi

speciesChrysochroa parryi

Chrysochroa margotana

speciesChrysochroa margotana

Chrysochroa corbetti

speciesChrysochroa corbetti

Chrysochroa sakaii

speciesChrysochroa sakaii

Chrysochroa andrewesi

speciesChrysochroa andrewesi

Chrysochroa opulenta

speciesChrysochroa opulenta

Chrysochroa errans

speciesChrysochroa errans

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