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Buprestis aurulenta, commonly known as the golden jewel beetle [1] or golden buprestid, is a species of beetle in the genus Buprestis. [2] The larvae of Buprestis aurulenta live inside a variety of coniferous trees and can survive for long periods in dry wood. [3] The adult beetle is an iridescent green, with shining orange trim all around the ...
Goliath beetles can be found in many of Africa's tropical forests, [1] where they feed primarily on tree sap and fruit. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Little appears to be known of the larval cycle in the wild, but in captivity, Goliathus beetles have been successfully reared from egg to adult using protein-rich foods, such as commercial cat and dog food.
Chrysina, or jewel scarabs (not to be confused with jewel beetles, which are a different family), is a genus of brightly colored, often metallic iridescent species of ruteline beetles. They range from the southwestern edge of the United States , through Mexico and Central America , and as far south as Colombia and Ecuador . [ 1 ]
The smallest recorded beetle and the smallest free-living insect (as of 2015), is the featherwing beetle Scydosella musawasensis which may measure as little as 325 μm in length. [ 25 ] Titan beetle , Titanus giganteus , a tropical longhorn , is one of the largest and heaviest insects in the world.
Buprestidae is a family of beetles known as jewel beetles or metallic wood-boring beetles because of their glossy iridescent colors. Larvae of this family are known as flatheaded borers. The family is among the largest of the beetles, with some 15,500 species known in 775 genera. In addition, almost 100 fossil species have been described. [1]
Cotinis nitida, commonly known as the green June beetle, June bug or June beetle, [1] is a beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in the eastern United States and Canada, where it is most abundant in the South. It is sometimes confused with the related southwestern species figeater beetle Cotinis mutabilis, which is less destructive.
One of Britain’s largest species of beetle has been found in Dorset for the first time in more than 200 years. A Bournemouth University student discovered two great silver water beetles while ...
Cypherotylus californicus, known commonly as the blue fungus beetle or blue pleasing fungus beetle, is a species of pleasing fungus beetle in the family Erotylidae. It is recorded from Wyoming , Colorado , New Mexico , Arizona , California , Kansas in the United States, and the Mexican state of Sonora . [ 1 ]