Chrysina beyeri explained

Chrysina beyeri, or Beyer's scarab, is a species of shining leaf chafer in the family of beetles known as Scarabaeidae. This bright green beetle is native to Chihuahua in Mexico and southeastern Arizona in the United States.^[1] It resembles C. woodi in both size and general appearance, but that species has green legs and blue tarsi (in C. beyeri, the legs and tarsi are both blue-purple).

Further reading

• Synopsis of the pelidnotine scarabs (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Rutelini) and annotated catalog of the species and subspecies. 2017. Moore . M. R.. Jameson . M. L.. Garner . B. H.. Audibert . C.. Smith . A. B. T.. Seidel . M.. 4. ZooKeys. 666. 1–349. 10.3897/zookeys.666.9191. 5534527. 28769631. free.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. 2006. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-30914-2.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chrysina beyeri (Skinner) . Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles . University of Nebraska-Lincoln State Museum - Division of Entomology . 17 July 2023 .