Chrysochroa ocellata

Chrysochroa ocellata
Chrysochroa ocellata from Andaman Islands
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Buprestidae
Subfamily:	Chrysochroinae
Genus:	Chrysochroa
Species:	C. ocellata
Binomial name
Chrysochroa ocellata (Fabricius, 1775)

Chrysochroa ocellata is a jewel beetle or metallic wood-boring beetle of the Buprestidae family.

Description

Chrysochroa ocellata can reach a length of about 20 millimetres (0.79 in). Elytra and pronotum are metallic green. Elytra have a longitudinal bright reddish band interrupted by a broad rounded yellow-orange spot in the middle. The legs are bright green.

Distribution

These beetles can be found in India.

Subspecies

• Chrysochroa ocellata fulgens (DeGeer, 1778)
• Chrysochroa ocellata ocellata (Fabricius, 1775)

References

• Biolib
• Zipcodezoo Species Identifier