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Jewel Beetle

Anthaxia sp.

Description:

small, about .8 cm in length, copper-colored; Buprestidae family

Habitat:

spotted in my desert garden

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7 Comments

injica
injica 10 years ago

You are welcome ;) I love this beetles!

Bernadette S
Bernadette S 10 years ago

Awesome, injica! Thanks for the ID help. :-)

injica
injica 10 years ago

Anthaxiini genus, possibly http://jcringenbach.free.fr/website/beet...

Bernadette S
Bernadette S 10 years ago

Aw, thanks, injica. It helps that I take sooo many photos, plenty to choose from. ;-)

injica
injica 10 years ago

I know that I'm already repeating myself but I love the colors, all your photos have such a great balance of colors and a nice composition!

Bernadette S
Bernadette S 10 years ago

Thanks so much, bayucca!!

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Buprestidae, Jewel Beetle.

Bernadette S
Spotted by
Bernadette S

Egypt

Spotted on May 10, 2013
Submitted on May 10, 2013

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