#chrysochroa

[herpsandbirds]

Japanese Jewel Beetle aka Tamamushi (Chrysochroa fulgidissima), family Buprestidae, Japan

photographs by Nobuyoshi Hattori

[jk-rock]

[purplespottedservals]

I had thought the iPhone picture my mom took of this painting would be sufficient, but then I went and read the submission rules of some of the DA groups I wanted to post this in and realized I needed to scan it anyway.

So now you guys get to see it twice.

[thegladeofseams-blog]

A jewel beetle turquoise dragon egg that is far from hatching. Holding it is strangely calming. For more information or if you're interested in buying one of these beauties, click here!

[herpsandbirds]

Red-speckled Jewel Beetle (Chrysochroa buqueti), family Buprestidae, Assam, India

photograph by Probhat Sonowal

[herpsandbirds]

Japanese Jewel Beetle aka Tamamushi (Chrysochroa fulgidissima), family Buprestidae, Japan

photographs by Brian Adler

[herpsandbirds]

Red Speckled Jewel Beetle (Chrysochroa buqueti rugicollis), family Buprestidae, Chiang Mai, northern Thailand

photograph by Michaela Blech

[purplespottedservals]

It’s another attempt at one of those green jewel beetles; I’m really proud of this one, it’s the first one I’ve had turn out more or less exactly how I wanted it to, LOL.

(My sister has a couple pairs of earrings made of the wings of some of these guys, so my mom took this photo to text her the painting, LOL. I used a couple mangoes as paperweights, you can see the shadow of one in the top right corner and the leading edge of the other in the bottom left)