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Buprestidae
Buprestidae is a family of beetles, known as jewel beetles or metallic wood-boring beetles because of their glossy iridescent colors. The family is among the largest of the beetles, with some 15,000 species known in 450 genera. In addition, almost 100 fossil species have been described.
Hi Shaun, this wonderful spotting should be in the 'Arthropod' category !
Spotted on Mar 16, 2013
Submitted on Mar 16, 2013
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