title: Chrysochroa fulminans
text: # Chrysochroa fulminans
  
  Chrysochroa fulminans is the type species of jewel beetle in its genus; it belongs to the family Buprestidae, tribe Chrysochroini and subgenus Chrysochroa.
  
  ## Description
  
  Chrysochroa fulminans can reach a length of about 30–40 millimetres (1.2–1.6 in). These beetles have a glossy surface with iridescent colors varying from green to reddish or violet.
  
  ## List of subspecies
  
  * Chrysochroa fulminans agusanensis Kurosawa, 1979
  * Chrysochroa fulminans aurora Heller, 1912
  * Chrysochroa fulminans babuyanensis Kurosawa, 1989
  * Chrysochroa fulminans baliana Obenberger, 1928
  * Chrysochroa fulminans bimanensis Lansberge, 1879
  * Chrysochroa fulminans chrysura Gory, 1840
  * Chrysochroa fulminans chrysuroides Deyrolle, 1864
  * Chrysochroa fulminans cyaneonigra Kurosawa, 1991
  * Chrysochroa fulminans florensis Kerremans, 1891
  * Chrysochroa fulminans fulminans (Fabricius, 1787)
  * Chrysochroa fulminans funebris Théry, 1898
  * Chrysochroa fulminans kaupii Deyrolle, 1864
  * Chrysochroa fulminans krausei Descarpentries, 1971
  * Chrysochroa fulminans nagaii Kurosawa, 1990
  * Chrysochroa fulminans nishiyamai Kurosawa, 1990
  * Chrysochroa fulminans nylanderiHołyński, 2009
  * Chrysochroa fulminans praelonga White, 1843
  * Chrysochroa fulminans variabilis Deyrolle, 1864
  * Chrysochroa fulminans vethiana Obenberger, 1926
  
  ## Distribution
  
  These beetles can be found from Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, to Papua New Guinea.
  
  