Chrysophora chrysochlora

Chrysophora chrysochlora
Museum specimen of Chrysophora chrysochlora, male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:	Rutelinae
Genus:	Chrysophora
Species:	C. chrysochlora
Binomial name
Chrysophora chrysochlora (Latreille, 1811)
Synonyms
Melolontha chrysochlora Latreille, 1811

Chrysophora chrysochlora, the Shining leaf chafer beetle, is a species of beetles of the scarab beetle family.

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

• 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