Jewel Beetle

Description

Chrysochroa edwardsii is a Jewel Beetle or Metallic Wood-boring Beetle of the Buprestidae family. Chrysochroa edwardsii can reach a length of about 40 millimetres (1.6 in). Elytra are metallic green, with a large and rounded yellow-orange transversal band. Pronotum is dark purple and the legs are bright green. These beetles can be found in India and Thailand. Chrysochroa is a genus of "jewel" or metallic wood-boring beetles, typical of the tribe Chrysochroini. 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.