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| Megaloxantha bicolor, mounted specimen at National Museum (Prague) | |
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| Species: | M. bicolor
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| Megaloxantha bicolor (Fabricius, 1775)
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Megaloxantha bicolor is a species of metallic wood-boring beetles in the family Buprestidae.
Megaloxantha bicolor is a huge Buprestid reaching a length of about 75 millimetres (3.0 in). The basic colour of these beetles is usually metallic green, but may be blue, reddish or blackish, with two basal and postmedian large yellow or whitish bands. The pronotal sides are usually bright orange-yellow.
This species can be found from India to Vietnam, Australia and the Philippines.
