Jiri Lochman / Jewel beetle (Temognatha ducalis) attempting to mate with a sexually attractive blue-coloured object, a discarded soft drink can. Western Australian endemic species.
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Jiri Lochman / Giant jewel beetle (Julodimorpha saundersii) male feeding on Lambswool (Lachnostachys eriobotrya) flowers, Western Australian endemic species.
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Jiri Lochman / Giant jewel beetle (Julodimorpha saundersii) male feeding on Lambswool (Lachnostachys eriobotrya) flowers, Western Australian endemic species.
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Jiri Lochman / Jewel beetle (Temognatha duponti) attempting to mate with a sexually attractive blue-coloured object, a sign, Western Australian endemic species.
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Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Sulphurous jewel beetle (Julodis euphratica) male attempting to mate with female, the wrong way around, April, Oman
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Kim Taylor / Two-spotted oak buprestid beetle (Agrilus biguttatus) Surrey, England, UK, June.
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Lorraine Bennery / Mediterranean flat headed wood borer (Capnodis tenebrionis), Grands Causses Regional Natural Park, France, May.
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John Abbott / Jewel beetle (Chrysina woodi) in flight, Jeff Davis County, Texas, USA, July. July
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Nick Upton / Mediterranean flatheaded woodborer / Jewel beetle (Capnodis cariosa / tenebrionis), a pest of fruit trees including Apricot and Almond, well camouflaged on a tree trunk, Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, May
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Nick Upton / Mediterranean flatheaded woodborer / Jewel beetle (Capnodis cariosa / tenebrionis), a pest of fruit trees including Apricot and Almond, well camouflaged on a tree trunk, Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, May
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Nick Upton / Mediterranean flatheaded woodborer / Jewel beetle (Capnodis cariosa / tenebrionis), a pest of fruit trees including Apricot and Almond, well camouflaged on a tree trunk, Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, May
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Nick Upton / Copper Buprestid / Jewel beetle (Aurigena / Perotis lugubris) a pest of fruit tee roots, Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, May
