Large blue-and-white jewel beetle - Large blue-and-white jewel beetle

Japanese: オオルリタマムシ - おおるりたまむし
Large blue-and-white jewel beetle - Large blue-and-white jewel beetle

... There are about 6,000 species of Buprestidae in the world, and about 200 species have been recorded in Japan, including the Ubata borer (illustration), the Hishimon long borer (illustration), and the Kuzuno borer (illustration). Most borer species are 2-4 mm long, but Java is home to the large blue-ringed borer, which is over 70 mm long. As such, there are many large, beautifully colored species in the tropics. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "large blue-ringed jewel beetle" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… タマムシ科Buprestidaeは世界から約6000種,日本からはウバタマムシ(イラスト),ヒシモンナガタマムシ(イラスト),クズノチビタマムシ(イラスト)など,約200種が記録されている。チビタマムシ類の多くは体長2~4mmであるが,ジャワ島には体長70mmをこえるオオルリタマムシが生息する。このように熱帯地方には大型で色彩の美しいものが少なくない。…

※「オオルリタマムシ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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