Turquoise jewel beetle — printable fact sheet
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Turquoise jewel beetle
Chrysochroa fulgidissima
The Turquoise jewel beetle is a strikingly beautiful beetle known for its iridescent turquoise and emerald-green elytra, which shimmer in sunlight. Native primarily to East Asia, especially Japan, this beetle inhabits forests where it can be found on dead or dying trees. Its met…
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- The elytra (wing covers) of the Turquoise jewel beetle are so prized that they have been used as inlays in Japanese lacquerware and jewelry since the Edo period.
- The Turquoise jewel beetle's dazzling colors are not due to pigments, but to microscopic structures that reflect light. Its elytra have been used in Japanese traditional art and crafts for centuries. The species can sometimes be found basking on sunlit tree trunks during the summer.
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