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Cyphogastra sp.
A metallic wood-boring beetle. Of the very large family Buprestidae, genus Cyphogastra. There are about 111 species in the genus, 44 in Papua. Many are metallic green so I've settled on the genus only. "The larger and more spectacularly colored jewel beetles are highly prized by insect collectors." Some species are serious pests. [See the images on: http://web.romascuola.net/bups/drmlands/....
Spotted in a large semi-urban yard & garden next to a disturbed remnant patch of forest in the equatorial tropics of northern New Guinea.
The first image was photographed on Aug 6, 2011 within 4 metres of the location of the two other images photographed on Aug 4, 2011.
Spotted on Aug 4, 2011
Submitted on Aug 4, 2011
5 Comments
Thanks Luis!
Great series!
Thanks injica!
Beautiful :)))
Just ID'd to genus...