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Giant Metallic Ceiba Borer (Euchroma gigantea) close-up We saw a couple of these flying high and landing way up on trees, and then this one landed on the ground nearby. iPhone photo! Euchroma gigantea,Geotagged,Peru,Summer Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

Giant Metallic Ceiba Borer (Euchroma gigantea) close-up

We saw a couple of these flying high and landing way up on trees, and then this one landed on the ground nearby. iPhone photo!

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  1. View Calbost Niel's profile
    Calbost Niel
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    Whoa. Quite huge. Love the metallic colours Posted 3 years ago
    1. View John Sullivan's profile
      John Sullivan
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      They looked like small birds when flying. Very impressive beetles! Posted 3 years ago
  3. View William Bodine's profile
    William Bodine
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    Metallic pink, yellow, green and even a little shade of blue. Beautiful insect. I also like the spots of green in the bark and the diagonal position. Posted 3 years ago

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The Giant Metallic Ceiba Borer

''Euchroma gigantea'', the Metallic Wood Boring Beetle or Giant Metallic Ceiba Borer, is a species of beetle in the family Buprestidae, the only species in the genus ''Euchroma''.

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Uploaded Feb 15, 2022. Captured Feb 1, 2022 17:50 in FRCC+QF Mazán District, Peru.
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  • iPhone 12 Pro
  • f/1.6
  • 1/121s
  • ISO50
  • 4.2mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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