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Jewel Beetle

Photo by MokYounFai
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Tree Log

Notes:

This beetle appear to be black and shiny under normal torch light. When camera flash over, its back becomes shiny (gold).

Night Micro

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
Rahul Upadhyay
Awwwwwesome! A true jewel! What a glorious find! Congratulations MokYounFai!! :):)
MokYounFai
Hi Bayucca, thanks for the info.. i think is Darkling beetle. .. all photos taken with flash :)
bayucca
It is indeed a jewel, however, it should nevertheless not be called Jewel Beetle, since this name is reserved for Buprestidae. It is actually a Darkling Beetle, Tenebrionidae. Might be a Platydema sp., but I would need a picture without flash to confirm that or anyway to get closer than the family. Do you have additional pictures of it?
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PublishedNovember 3, 2015

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