Mark Moffett / Golden Scarab Beetle (Plusiotis resplendens) portrait, Monteverde Reserve, Costa Rica

Emanuele Biggi / Golden green stag beetle (Lamprima sp.), adult female with a shiny iridescent coloration, Italy. Captive.

Emanuele Biggi / Golden green stag beetle (Lamprima sp.), adult male with big mandibles and a shiny iridescent coloration, Italy. Captive.

Jiri Lochman / Golden stag beetle (Lamprima micardi) male, Western Australian endemic.

Jiri Lochman / Golden stag beetle (Lamprima micardi) male, Western Australian endemic.

MYN / Lily Kumpe / Golden brown scarab beetle (Colpochila sp) William Bay National Park, Western Australia. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

Pete Oxford / Precious Metal Scarab (Plusiotus sp) on leaf, Manu cloud forest, Peru

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Golden Scarab Beetle (Plusiotis resplendens) portrait on leaf, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Golden Scarab Beetle (Plusiotis resplendens) portrait on leaf, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica

Mark Moffett / Golden Scarab Beetle (Plusiotis resplendens) on fir needles, Pena Blanca Lake, Arizona

Mark Moffett / Golden Scarab Beetle (Plusiotis resplendens) in fir tree, Pena Blanca Lake, Arizona

Cyril Ruoso / Golden Beetle (Plusiotis sp) female digging hole to lay her eggs in partially rotten tree trunk, Barro Colorado Island, Panama