Robert Thompson / Jewel beetle (Anthaxia hungarica) on aster flower, South of Casteil, French Pyrenees, France. May

John Abbott / Glorious scarab (Chrysina gloriosa) flying, Brewster County, Texas, USA. Controlled conditions. August

Roland Seitre / Silver Jewel Scarab Beetle (Chrysina optima) on red petals. Poas Volcano National Park, Caribbean Coast, Vara Branca, Costa Rica.

Chris Mattison / Jewel beetle (Polybothris sp) amongst moss, dorsal view / top. Vohiparara, Madagascar. Sequence 1/2.

Chris Mattison / Jewel beetle (Polybothris sp) amongst moss, ventral view / underside. Vohiparara, Madagascar. Sequence 2/2.

Joao Burini / Rainbow jewel beetle (Agrilaxia sp) Sao Paulo, Brazil. South-east Atlantic forest.

Joao Burini / Rainbow jewel beetle (Agrilaxia sp) Sao Paulo, Brazil. South-east Atlantic forest.

Joao Burini / Close-up of a Metallic jewel beetle (Buspretidae) in Aiuruoca, Minas Gerais, Brazil. South-east Atlantic forest.

Joao Burini / Frontal view of a metallic jewel beetle (Buprestidae) in Aiuruoca, Minas Gerais, Brazil. South-east Atlantic forest.

Robert Thompson / Buprestid jewel beetle (Anthaxia hungarica) on Oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) flower. South of Casteil, Pyrenees Orientales, south west France. May.

Jiri Lochman / Jewel beetle (Julodis viridipes) in Ice plant (Aizoaceae) flower, South Africa.

Chien Lee / Jewel Scarab (Chrysina argenteola) in rainforest, Esmeraldas, Ecuador