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Lamprima aurata
Golden Stag Beetle (Lamprima aurata), female. They are commonly known in Australia as "Christmas beetles" because they, along with some other species of brightly colored beetles, appear around Christmas time.
Mixed dry sclerophyll bush and native grassland.
She's a bit dusty, but her colors were still truly iridescent.
Spotted on Jan 10, 2011
Submitted on Jan 19, 2011
4 Comments
Thanks. She kept moving, so I had to have my head down in the grass to get the photo. What we do for "art". ;)
I love the blue legs - they're my favorite bit.
oh wow :) What a nice clear shot!
Hi Yasser, I've yet to see one of the males, but I'm on the look-out. Mostly we only get to see them flying by, but rarely landing.
Beautiful beetle!