Chrysochroa

Chrysochroa

"tamamushi", Chrysochroa fulgidissima
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Buprestidae
Subfamily:	Chrysochroinae
Genus:	Chrysochroa
Species
Species native to Asia include: Chrysochroa castelnaudi Chrysochroa bouqueti Chrysochroa corbetti Chrysochroa fulgidissima Chrysochroa ocellata ephyppigera Chrysochroa corbetti Chrysochroa saundersi Chrysochroa wallacei Chrysochroa caroli Chrysochroa caroli ssp. Chrysochroa caroli funebris Chrysochroa bimanensis florensis Chrysochroa fulminans Chrysochroa rajah Chrysochroa praelonga Chrysochroa chrysura Chrysochroa vittata Chrysochroa coreana-Korean New 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.