Beyer's Jewel Scarab (Chrysina beyeri)

Beyer's Jewel Scarab, a reference photo — Photo: Bettina Arrigoni · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Chrysina beyeri, or Beyer's scarab, is a species of shining leaf chafer in the family of beetles known as Scarabaeidae. This bright green beetle is native to Chihuahua in Mexico and southeastern Arizona in the United States. It resembles C. woodi in both size and general appearance, but that species has green legs and blue tarsi (in C. beyeri, the legs and tarsi are both blue-purple).

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Beyer's Jewel Scarab being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Chrysina macropus
Chrysina woodi
Pelidnota semiaurata
Modialis prasinella

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Chrysina
Species: Chrysina beyeri

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