Metallic Wood-boring Beetle

Description

Chrysochroa ocellata is a Jewel Beetle or Metallic Wood-boring Beetle of the Buprestidae family. 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. These beetles can be found in India. 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.