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

123 species

Cyrioides imperialis (Banksia jewel beetle)

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

Diadoxus regius

Diadoxus regius
Diadoxus regius

Dinocephalia cyaneipennis (Jewel beetle)

Dinocephalia cyaneipennis
Dinocephalia cyaneipennis
Dinocephalia cyaneipennis
Dinocephalia cyaneipennis

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 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 marmorata (Jewel beetle)

Diphucrania marmorata
Diphucrania marmorata
Diphucrania marmorata
Diphucrania marmorata
Diphucrania marmorata
Diphucrania marmorata

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 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

Julodimorpha saundersii

Julodimorpha saundersii
Julodimorpha saundersii
Julodimorpha saundersii
Julodimorpha saundersii
Julodimorpha saundersii
Julodimorpha saundersii

Melobasis fasciata (a Jewel beetle)

Melobasis obscurella (Obscurella jewel beetle)

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

Melobasis propinqua (Propinqua jewel beetle)

Melobasis propinqua
Melobasis propinqua
Melobasis propinqua
Melobasis propinqua
Melobasis propinqua
Melobasis propinqua

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