Insects
Beetles (Coleoptera)
Jewel beetles (Buprestidae)

Jewel beetles (Buprestidae)

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References for Jewel Beetles (family Buprestidae): https://sites.google.com/site/buprestidpages/

And a photo gallery for the family: https://sites.google.com/site/buprestidpages/buprestidae-gallery

This gallery can be searched by genus, for example, Castiarina:

https://sites.google.com/site/buprestidpages/castiarina-gallery

Another good gallery for Castiarina: http://www.virtual-beetle.com/castiarinafp.html

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Jewel beetles (Buprestidae)

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DiBickers wrote:
29 Mar 2025
@entom2 Thanks so much Allen💚
Temognatha affinis
entom2 wrote:
29 Mar 2025
Hi, this is Temognatha affinis. Cheers, Allen M. Sundholm.
Temognatha affinis
DiBickers wrote:
18 Mar 2025
This is still sitting in the Unidentified Listing for some reason, so hopefully if I re-Verify it, it’ll move to the right area😊Yep, that got it!!
Castiarina sexguttata
entom2 wrote:
8 Mar 2025
OK, Diphucrania it is. Cheers, Allen
Diphucrania sp. (genus)
MarkH wrote:
8 Mar 2025
I agree with you Kimberi. There are a number of Diphucrania species that look similar to this so I’m happy sticking with that genus
Diphucrania sp. (genus)

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