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.
Region Filters
Click on any region to show only records from that region.
Class: Insecta Linnaeus, 1758
Order: Coleoptera Linnaeus, 1758
Family: Buprestidae Leach, 1815
Subfamily: Agrilinae Lacordaire, 1857
Tribe: Aphanisticini Jacquelin du Val, 1863
Genus: Aphanisticus Latreille, 1810
West Malaysia: Aphanisticus cochinchinae Obenberger, 1924
Genus: Endelus Deyrolle, 1864
Singapore: Endelus cupido Deyrolle, 1864
Singapore: Endelus sp.
West Malaysia: Endelus sp.
West Malaysia: Endelus sp.
Tribe: Coraebini Bedel, 1921
Genus: Coraebus Laporte de Castelnau & Gory, 1839
Thailand: Coraebus sidae Kerremans, 1888
Thailand: Coraebus sidae Kerremans, 1888
Thailand: Coraebus sp.
Tribe: Tracheini Laporte, 1835
Genus: Habroloma Thomson, 1864
Singapore: Habroloma lepidopterum (Deyrolle, 1864)
Singapore: Habroloma lepidopterum (Deyrolle, 1864)
Genus: Pachyscelus Solier, 1833
Singapore: Pachyscelus orientalis Obenberger, 1924
Genus: Trachys Fabricius, 1801
Singapore: Trachys sp.
Subfamily: Buprestinae Lacordaire, 1857
Tribe: Actenodini Kerremans, 1890
Genus: Belionota Eschscholtz, 1829
Singapore: Belionota prasina (Thunberg, 1789)
Singapore: Belionota prasina (Thunberg, 1789)
Subfamily: Chrysochroinae Lacordaire, 1857
Tribe: Chrysochroini Laporte, 1835
Genus: Chrysochroa Dejean, 1833
Singapore: Chrysochroa purpureiventris Deyrolle, 1864
Singapore: Chrysochroa purpureiventris Deyrolle, 1864
Tribe: Dicercini Gistel, 1848
Genus: Polybothris Spinola, 1837
Madagascar: Polybothris quadricollis (Castelnau & Gory, 1836)
Madagascar: Polybothris quadricollis (Castelnau & Gory, 1836)
Madagascar: Polybothris (Apateum) zivettoides (Fairmaire, 1889)
Madagascar: Polybothris (Apateum) zivettoides (Fairmaire, 1889)
Madagascar: Polybothris sp. 2507
Madagascar: Polybothris sp. 2497
Madagascar: Polybothris sp. 2636
Subfamily: Polycestinae Lacordaire, 1857
Tribe: Polyctesini Cobos, 1955
Genus: Polyctesis Marseul, 1865
West Malaysia: Polyctesis sp.
Behavior
Singapore: Endelus cupido preflight
Singapore: Endelus cupido mating
