Jewel Beetle
western Murray Mallee on Acacia euthycarpa, 14 Feb 2012. (2.01665)
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We as entomologists and archaeologists discovered an ancient petroglyph representing a jewel beetle. This finding could show the current relationship between humankind and jewel beetles dates back to...
Family: Buprestidae Size: 7.9 mm (6.0 to 12.0 mm) Origin: Southern Europe, southern Central Europe Biology: The larvae develop under the bark of junipers, thuja trees and cypresses Location: Bulgaria, Chokmanovo leg.H.Muehle, 3.VIII.2013; det. H.Muehle, 2021 Photo: U.Schmidt, 2021
Perotis lugubris (Buprestidae) is a jewel beetle, amongst the largest species in Central Europe. Body length: 20 mm. It has been collected in Croatia, in northern Dalmatia on oak bushes (Quercus ilex). I used this specimen recently as a subject in several objective tests. An enlarger lens was tried in the previous post, and a tube lens was tested with a Mitutoyo microscope objective. See the result below! This whole-body stack taken with a Canon EF 100/2.8 USM macro lens with 36mm extension tube. 46 exposures at f/5.6, 1/6 sec, ISO-160, stacked in PMax/DMap mixed. Check out bigger!
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(Scopoli, 1772). Buprestidae. Europa, Norte de África, Oriente Medio. Hembra. 13 mm. Foto: K.V. Makarov.
Indonesia est, EE Moluccas, Tanimbar, Molu Is., Tutunametal, novembre 2008, Lunghezza 31 mm
Anthaxia candens (Coleoptera, Buprestidae). Hungary, May 2019
www.dantis.net/x3/ Buprestidae Amblysterna natalensis Mt. Darwin, Mashonaland Zimbabwe, 2018.11
(Scopoli, 1772). Buprestidae. Europa, Norte de África, Oriente Medio. Macho. 13 mm. Foto: K.V. Makarov.
Family: Buprestidae Size: 15 mm (10 to 15 mm) Origin: Southern Europe Biology: Development in Salix Location: Montenegro, Bar leg.det. U.Schmidt, VI.1982; det. P.Brandl, 1984 Photo: U.Schmidt, 2020
Buprestidae is a family of beetles, known as jewel beetles or metallic wood-boring beetles because of their glossy iridescent colors. The family is among the largest of the beetles, with some 15,000 species known in 450 genera. In addition, almost 100 fossil species have been described. Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Infraclass: Neoptera Superorder: Endopterygota Order: Coleoptera Suborder: Polyphaga Infraorder: Elateriformia Superfamily: Buprestoidea Family: Buprestidae Leach, 1815
Chalcophorella stigmatica (Coleoptera, Buprestidae) male sitting on an almond tree. Body length: 28 mm. Canon EOS 5D Mark II + Sigma 180/3.5 macro lens on tripod. Natural light shot from an early morning in Croatia. Exposure data: f/16, 1/10 sec., ISO 200. View large!
While Dicerca pugionata (family Buprestidae) is, for me, the most exciting beetle species that I've found in Missouri associated with ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius). it is not the only one. The beetles in these photographs represent Calligrapha spiraeae, the ninebark leaf beetle (family Chrysomelidae). Unlike D. pugionata, however, I almost never fail to find C. spiraeae on ninebark, no matter when…
You can see a dorsal part of a jewel beetle's body between the prothorax and the elytrae at 20x magnification. 88 images stacked in 0,004mm steps. Anthaxia croesus (syn. scutellaris) is a 5mm long insect belongs to the family of jewel beetles (Buprestidae) and occurs in the Mediterranean. It can be found on flowers during the spring and summer. Dont forget: it's a prepared beetle! Click for 2400px!
Eurythyrea aurata (Coleoptera, Buprestidae) male. Size: 20mm. This species is the more exotic-looking jewel beetle in Hungary. It can be found in poplar forests near riverbanks in the mid summer: the males fly around the canopy, females sometimes come down laying eggs on fallen or cut trees. A specimen from the collection. Focus stack was taken with the Canon MP-E macro lens, dorsal from 48, ventral from 44 exposures. Magnification ratio: 1,5:1. View the 2700px version!
Juniper Jewel Beetle Lamprodila festiva (Buprestidae). Length: 7mm (Dead, prepared insect photographed in studio). Taken with Mitutoyo BD Plan APO 10/0.28 microscope objective attached on Rodenstock Apo-Gerogon 9/150 enlarger lens @ 7,8x magnification. The prelude for this picture was a test stack with a Minolta enlarger lens. 207 single flashlight exposures were stacked in Zerene Stacker with PMax and DMap method. The last exposure was stopped down. The processed image was cropped in 10%. Click for a resized 3000px version!
