Chrysochroa fulgidissima

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A "tamamushi" beetle in Iizaka, Japan. Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Buprestidae
Genus: Chrysochroa
Species: C. fulgidissima
Binomial name Chrysochroa fulgidissima
Schönherr, 1817

Chrysochroa fulgidissima or tamamushi in Japanese (Japanese kanji: 玉虫、吉丁虫: katakana:タマムシ）is a metallic wood-boring beetle of the family Buprestidae that is native to Japan. The Tamamushi-no-zushi, 玉虫厨子, (Tamamushi shrine), a miniature shrine located at Hōryū-ji Temple, was once decorated with the colorful wings of the Chrysochroa fulgidissima beetle.^[1]