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

134 species

Chrysobothris sp. (genus) (Jewel beetle)

Chrysobothris sp. (genus)
Chrysobothris sp. (genus)
Chrysobothris sp. (genus)
Chrysobothris sp. (genus)
Chrysobothris sp. (genus)
Chrysobothris sp. (genus)

Cyrioides imperialis (Banksia jewel beetle)

Cyrioides imperialis
Cyrioides imperialis
Cyrioides imperialis
Cyrioides imperialis
Cyrioides imperialis
Cyrioides imperialis

Diadoxus erythrurus (Callitris jewel beetle)

Diadoxus erythrurus
Diadoxus erythrurus
Diadoxus erythrurus
Diadoxus erythrurus
Diadoxus erythrurus
Diadoxus erythrurus

Dinocephalia cyaneipennis (Jewel beetle)

Dinocephalia sp. (genus) (A Jewel Beetle)

Dinocephalia sp. (genus)
Dinocephalia sp. (genus)
Dinocephalia sp. (genus)
Dinocephalia sp. (genus)
Dinocephalia sp. (genus)
Dinocephalia sp. (genus)

Dinocephalia thoracica (A jewel beetle)

Dinocephalia thoracica
Dinocephalia thoracica
Dinocephalia thoracica
Dinocephalia thoracica
Dinocephalia thoracica
Dinocephalia thoracica

Diphucrania acuducta (Acuducta jewel beetle)

Diphucrania acuducta
Diphucrania acuducta
Diphucrania acuducta
Diphucrania acuducta
Diphucrania acuducta
Diphucrania acuducta

Diphucrania aurocyanea (A jewel beetle)

Diphucrania aurocyanea
Diphucrania aurocyanea
Diphucrania aurocyanea
Diphucrania aurocyanea
Diphucrania aurocyanea
Diphucrania aurocyanea

Diphucrania cupripennis (A Jewel Beetle)

Diphucrania cupripennis
Diphucrania cupripennis
Diphucrania cupripennis
Diphucrania cupripennis
Diphucrania cupripennis
Diphucrania cupripennis

Diphucrania duodecimmaculata (12-spot jewel beetle)

Diphucrania duodecimmaculata
Diphucrania duodecimmaculata
Diphucrania duodecimmaculata
Diphucrania duodecimmaculata
Diphucrania duodecimmaculata
Diphucrania duodecimmaculata

Diphucrania kohouti (A jewel beetle)

Diphucrania kohouti
Diphucrania kohouti
Diphucrania kohouti
Diphucrania kohouti
Diphucrania kohouti
Diphucrania kohouti

Diphucrania leucosticta (White-flecked acacia jewel beetle)

Diphucrania leucosticta
Diphucrania leucosticta
Diphucrania leucosticta
Diphucrania leucosticta
Diphucrania leucosticta
Diphucrania leucosticta

Diphucrania minutissima (A jewel beetle)

Diphucrania minutissima
Diphucrania minutissima
Diphucrania minutissima
Diphucrania minutissima
Diphucrania minutissima
Diphucrania minutissima

Diphucrania sp. (genus) (Jewel Beetle)

Diphucrania sp. (genus)
Diphucrania sp. (genus)
Diphucrania sp. (genus)
Diphucrania sp. (genus)
Diphucrania sp. (genus)
Diphucrania sp. (genus)

Ethonion leai (Root-galling jewel beetle)

Ethonion leai
Ethonion leai
Ethonion leai
Ethonion leai
Ethonion leai
Ethonion leai

Ethonion reichei (A jewel beetle)

Ethonion reichei
Ethonion reichei
Ethonion reichei
Ethonion reichei
Ethonion reichei
Ethonion reichei

Ethonion sp. (genus) (Root-galling jewel beetle)

Ethonion sp. (genus)
Ethonion sp. (genus)
Ethonion sp. (genus)
Ethonion sp. (genus)
Ethonion sp. (genus)
Ethonion sp. (genus)

Hypocisseis suturalis (Cherry Ballart Jewel Beetle)

Hypocisseis suturalis
Hypocisseis suturalis
Hypocisseis suturalis
Hypocisseis suturalis
Hypocisseis suturalis
Hypocisseis suturalis

Melobasis fasciata (a Jewel beetle)

Melobasis obscurella (Obscurella jewel beetle)

Melobasis obscurella
Melobasis obscurella
Melobasis obscurella
Melobasis obscurella
Melobasis obscurella
Melobasis obscurella

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Conservation level

  • All conservation levels (change?)

Invasiveness

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