Buprestidae Checklist: Jewel Beetles
Jewel beetles are wood-boring beetles belonging to the Buprestidae family. They are most well-known for their glossy and iridescent colours in many species. Due to the brilliant colours, it is not uncommon for their elytra to be harvested for beetlewing jewelry and decorations.
All photos are of live subjects shot in the field, with the dorsal view selected where available. Click on individual photos for larger views and views from other angles. As specimens were not collected, identifications were done purely based on photographs and may not be 100% accurate.
This page will be updated regularly, please let me know if you spot any mistakes.
View my complete Flickr photo set: Buprestidae – Jewel Beetles.
Class: Insecta Linnaeus, 1758
Order: Coleoptera Linnaeus, 1758
Family: Buprestidae Leach, 1815
West Malaysia: Aphanisticus cochinchinae Obenberger, 1924
Singapore: Belionota prasina (Thunberg, 1789)
Singapore: Endelus cupido Deyrolle, 1864
Singapore: Endelus sp.
West Malaysia: Endelus sp.
West Malaysia: Endelus sp.
Singapore: Habroloma lepidopterum (Deyrolle, 1864)
West Malaysia: Polyctesis sp.
Madagascar: Polybothris (Apateum) zivettoides (Fairmaire, 1889)
Madagascar: Polybothris (Apateum) zivettoides (Fairmaire, 1889)
Madagascar: Polybothris sp. 2507
Madagascar: Polybothris sp. 2497
Madagascar: Polybothris sp. 2636
Madagascar: Polybothris sp. 2655
Madagascar: Polybothris sp. 2651
Singapore: Pachyscelus orientalis Obenberger, 1924
Singapore: Trachys sp.
Behavior
Singapore: Endelus sp. preflight
