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Jewel Scarabs
Chrysina
Chrysina, or jewel scarabs (not to be confused with jewel beetles, which are a different family), is a genus of brightly colored, often metallic iridescent species of ruteline beetles. They range from the southwestern edge of the United States, through Mexico and Central America, and as far south as Colombia and Ecuador. Chrysina contains more than 120 species, and includes all those formerly in the genus Plusiotis. The genus name is from Greek χρύσινος (chrysinos), "gold-coloured".
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Glorious Jewel Scarab
speciesChrysina gloriosa
Beyer's Jewel Scarab
speciesChrysina beyeri
LeConte's Chrysina
speciesChrysina lecontei
Chrysina adelaida
speciesChrysina adelaida
Large-eyed Jewel Scarab
speciesChrysina macropus
Wood's Jewel Scarab
speciesChrysina woodi
Chrysina psittacina
speciesChrysina psittacina
Golden Jewel Scarab
speciesChrysina resplendens
Chrysina laniventris
speciesChrysina laniventris
Chrysina quetzalcoatli
speciesChrysina quetzalcoatli
Chrysina chrysargyrea
speciesChrysina chrysargyrea
Chrysina costata
speciesChrysina costata
Chrysina orizabae
speciesChrysina orizabae
Chrysina nogueirai
speciesChrysina nogueirai
Chrysina erubescens
speciesChrysina erubescens
Chrysina modesta
speciesChrysina modesta
Chrysina boucardi
speciesChrysina boucardi
Chrysina karschi
speciesChrysina karschi
Chrysina aurigans
speciesChrysina aurigans
Gold Beetle
speciesChrysina batesi
Chrysina argenteola
speciesChrysina argenteola
Chrysina peruviana
speciesChrysina peruviana
Chrysina spectabilis
speciesChrysina spectabilis
Chrysina adolphi
speciesChrysina adolphi
Chrysina colima
speciesChrysina colima
Chrysina limbata
speciesChrysina limbata
Chrysina occidentalis
speciesChrysina occidentalis
Chrysina marginata
speciesChrysina marginata
Chrysina kalinini
speciesChrysina kalinini
Chrysina sallaei
speciesChrysina sallaei
Chrysina strasseni
speciesChrysina strasseni
Chrysina luteomarginata
speciesChrysina luteomarginata
Chrysina bruyeai
speciesChrysina bruyeai
Chrysina aurora
speciesChrysina aurora
Chrysina antonkozlovi
speciesChrysina antonkozlovi
Chrysina purulhensis
speciesChrysina purulhensis
Chrysina diversa
speciesChrysina diversa
Chrysina optima
speciesChrysina optima
Chrysina tricolor
speciesChrysina tricolor
Chrysina cusuquensis
speciesChrysina cusuquensis
Chrysina chrysopedila
speciesChrysina chrysopedila
Chrysina pastori
speciesChrysina pastori
Chrysina victorina
speciesChrysina victorina
Chrysina cavei
speciesChrysina cavei
Chrysina badeni
speciesChrysina badeni
Chrysina chalcothea
speciesChrysina chalcothea
Chrysina auripes
speciesChrysina auripes
Chrysina donthomasi
speciesChrysina donthomasi
Chrysina mercedesae
speciesChrysina mercedesae
Chrysina crassimargo
speciesChrysina crassimargo
Chrysina moroni
speciesChrysina moroni
Chrysina prasina
speciesChrysina prasina
Chrysina paulseni
speciesChrysina paulseni
Chrysina prototelica
speciesChrysina prototelica
Chrysina chloreis
speciesChrysina chloreis
Chrysina expansa
speciesChrysina expansa
Chrysina transvolcanica
speciesChrysina transvolcanica
Chrysina alexae
speciesChrysina alexae
Chrysina dzidorhum
speciesChrysina dzidorhum
Chrysina cupreomarginata
speciesChrysina cupreomarginata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 82272.