Insects
Beetles (Coleoptera)
Jewel beetles (Buprestidae)

Jewel beetle (Buprestidae) species

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Overview

References for Jewel Beetles (family Buprestidae): https://sites.google.com/site/buprestidpages/

And a photo gallery for the family: https://sites.google.com/site/buprestidpages/buprestidae-gallery

This gallery can be searched by genus, for example, Castiarina:

https://sites.google.com/site/buprestidpages/castiarina-gallery

Another good gallery for Castiarina: http://www.virtual-beetle.com/castiarinafp.html

50 species

Melobasis sp. (genus) (Unidentified Melobasis jewel Beetle)

Melobasis sp. (genus)
Melobasis sp. (genus)
Melobasis sp. (genus)
Melobasis sp. (genus)
Melobasis sp. (genus)
Melobasis sp. (genus)

Nascio vetusta (A jewel beetle)

Nascio vetusta
Nascio vetusta
Nascio vetusta
Nascio vetusta
Nascio vetusta
Nascio vetusta

Pachycisseis bicolor (Jewel beetle)

Pachycisseis bicolor
Pachycisseis bicolor
Pachycisseis bicolor
Pachycisseis bicolor
Pachycisseis bicolor
Pachycisseis bicolor

Selagis caloptera (Caloptera jewel beetle)

Selagis caloptera
Selagis caloptera
Selagis caloptera
Selagis caloptera
Selagis caloptera
Selagis caloptera

Stigmodera macularia (Macularia jewel beetle)

Stigmodera macularia
Stigmodera macularia
Stigmodera macularia
Stigmodera macularia
Stigmodera macularia
Stigmodera macularia

Temognatha rufocyanea (Jewel beetle)

Temognatha rufocyanea
Temognatha rufocyanea
Temognatha rufocyanea
Temognatha rufocyanea

Temognatha sanguinipennis (Jewel Beetle)

Temognatha sanguinipennis
Temognatha sanguinipennis
Temognatha sanguinipennis
Temognatha sanguinipennis

Temognatha suturalis (Boldy sutured jewel beetle)

Temognatha suturalis
Temognatha suturalis
Temognatha suturalis
Temognatha suturalis
Temognatha suturalis
Temognatha suturalis

Temognatha variabilis (Variable jewel beetle)

Temognatha variabilis
Temognatha variabilis
Temognatha variabilis
Temognatha variabilis
Temognatha variabilis
Temognatha variabilis

Torresita cuprifera (Jewel beetle)

Torresita cuprifera
Torresita cuprifera
Torresita cuprifera
Torresita cuprifera
Torresita cuprifera
Torresita cuprifera

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  • All conservation levels (change?)
  • Non-invasive or negligible (change?)

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