genus: TRIGONOPHORUS Hope 1831
species: rothschildi Fairmaire 1891
subspecies: varians Bourgoin 1914
origin: Taiwan, Jayii County, leg. Wu Shr Yuan 9/2003
wild imago size: 32-36mm
sexual dimorphism: males have frontal clypeal outgrowth spiry, while females dull
note: beetles require diapausis in cocoon stage for about 6 months with reduced moisture
Green forms are much more common than blue on these photos (captive bred male)
