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National Natural Monument
Insects
Bonin Jewel Beetle
Chrysochroa holstii
The Bonin jewel beetle is an endemic of the Ogasawara Islands with a brilliant metallic sheen of green and red. Adults are found in island woodland, and its larvae are thought to develop inside trees. It cannot survive if island forests are lost, and it is protected as a Natural Monument.
- Scientific name
- Chrysochroa holstii
- Group
- Insects
- Prefectures
- Tokyo
- 日本語
- オガサワラタマムシ
- 简体中文
- 小笠原吉丁虫
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The Bonin Jewel Beetle is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Tokyo.
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