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Giant Ceiba Beetle

Euchroma gigantea

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Field Notes

Description:

Order : Coleoptera
Family : Buprestidae
Genus : Euchroma

Habitat:

Ceiba dry forest

Notes:

http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7428578

Reference Links:

ARKive - Giant metallic ceiba borer videos, photos and facts - Euchroma gigantea

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (7)
GustavoMorejon
It´s the same specie, but from a different location.
Palaimon
The first picture is so amazing!
GustavoMorejon
Thanks. The size of the beetle goes from 4 cm to near 8 cm long. It is great to see it flying around the Ceiba trees.

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PublishedJanuary 16, 2012

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