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Metallic/jewel bug in Inírida, Colombia - side view About 5cm in length, green metallic wings, purple banded underside, chest and head. A view from the back:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/50443/metallicjewel_bug_in_inrida_colombia_-_back_view.html" title="Metallic/jewel bug in In&iacute;rida, Colombia - back view"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/50443_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=R6GfhkZlx8vpHnHz7j9RsoNOiKs%3D" width="102" height="152" alt="Metallic/jewel bug in In&iacute;rida, Colombia - back view About 5cm in length, green metallic wings, purple banded underside, chest and head. A view from the side:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/50444/metallicjewel_bug_in_inrida_colombia_-_side_view.html Colombia,Euchroma gigantea,Fall,Geotagged,Guain&iacute;a,In&iacute;rida,South America,World" /></a></figure> Colombia,Euchroma gigantea,Fall,Geotagged,Guainía,Inírida,South America,World Click/tap to enlarge

Metallic/jewel bug in Inírida, Colombia - side view

About 5cm in length, green metallic wings, purple banded underside, chest and head. A view from the back:

Metallic/jewel bug in Inírida, Colombia - back view About 5cm in length, green metallic wings, purple banded underside, chest and head. A view from the side:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/50444/metallicjewel_bug_in_inrida_colombia_-_side_view.html Colombia,Euchroma gigantea,Fall,Geotagged,Guainía,Inírida,South America,World

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    Stuart
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    I love jewel bugs, so pretty! Posted 8 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Yes, they are, and this one was quite huge. Posted 8 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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Similar species: Beetles
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded May 16, 2017. Captured Oct 21, 2016 11:44 in Unnamed Road, Inírida, Guainía, Colombia.
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  • NIKON D810
  • f/5.6
  • 1/800s
  • ISO560
  • 400mm
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Captured in the fall. More fall photos.