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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.
They are subsocial (brood caring) beetles that live in groups within rotting logs or stumps. [2] The beetles will excavate tunnel systems within rotting wood where the females then lay their eggs. [3] They care for their young by preparing food for them and helping the larvae construct the pupal case.
Pliny the Elder discusses beetles in his Natural History, [157] describing the stag beetle: "Some insects, for the preservation of their wings, are covered with an erust —the beetle, for instance, the wing of which is peculiarly fine and frail. To these insects a sting has been denied by Nature; but in one large kind we find horns of a ...
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 ]
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]
Latridiidae (sometimes spelled "Lathridiidae") is a family of tiny, little-known beetles commonly called minute brown scavenger beetles or fungus beetles. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The number of described species currently stands at around 1050 in 29 genera but the number of species is undoubtedly much higher than this and increases each time a new estimate ...
The Cleridae contains many species of predaceous beetles that feed on other beetles and beetle larvae in their natural habitat. [3] The most common prey item for checkered beetles are bark beetles and wood boring beetles. [5] In general, the bulk of adult Cleridae feed mainly on other adult beetles while the larvae stage feed on other beetle ...