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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.
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
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 120545.