Chrysophora
| Chrysophora | |
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| Museum specimen of Chrysophora chrysochlora, male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Rutelinae |
| Tribe: | Rutelini |
| Subtribe: | Rutelina |
| Genus: | Chrysophora Dejean, 1821 |
| Species: | C. chrysochlora
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| Binomial name | |
| Chrysophora chrysochlora (Latreille, 1811)
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Chrysophora chrysochlora, the shining leaf chafer beetle, is a species of beetles of the scarab beetle family. It is the only species in the genus Chrysophora.[1]
Description
Chrysophora chrysochlora can reach a length of about 25–40 millimetres (0.98–1.57 in). Body is completely shining metallic green with golden reflections. Elytra have a granulate texture. Males are larger than females and show two strong elongate spurs on the hind legs and enlarged tarsal claws.
Distribution
This species can be found in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
References
- ^ "Chrysophora Dejean, 1821". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- Biolib
- Charles Leonard Hogue Latin American Insects and Entomology
- Coleoptera-Atlas
- Luis Carlos Pardo-Locarno and Miguel-Angel Morón Larva and pupa of Chrysophora chrysochlora The Canadian Entomologist