Chrysochroa buqueti explained

Chrysochroa buqueti, the red speckled jewel beetle, is a Southeast Asian species of beetle in the Buprestidae family and tribe Chrysochroini. It is found for example in Borneo and Malaysia.[1]

Description

Chrysochroa buqueti can reach a length of about 40-. Elytra may be green to orange-yellow, with bluish-black markings, while pronotum is metallic red or metallic blue with metallic red areas on the sides. The legs are bright bluish-black. Black markings on the elytra typically also show no reflectance in the near-infrared part of the spectrum.

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Notes and References

  1. Mielewczik . Michael . Liebisch . Frank . Walter . Achim . Greven . Hartmut . 2012 . Near-Infrared (NIR)-Reflectance in Insects – Phenetic Studies of 181 Species. . Entomologie heute . 23 . 183-215.