{"product_id":"australian-jewel-beetles","title":"Australian Jewel Beetles","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSPECIES \u003c\/strong\u003e Metaxymorpha gloriosa + hauseri, Castiarina erubescens + rollei , Cyria imperialis\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eORIGIN\u003c\/strong\u003e   Australia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFRAME \u003c\/strong\u003e  15.5x28.5xD5cm. Made from recycled products. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003c\/strong\u003e  The Metaxymorpha is a genus of beetles in the Buprestidae family found in the tropical forests of far North Queensland. They are normally around 2-3cm and are prized for their beautiful colourations from gold to red and metallic green. Truely a jewel beetle gem. These beautiful Australian beetles \u003cspan\u003eemerge in the summertime to coordinate with flowering of native plants including Eucalyptus and Tea trees. \u003cspan\u003eAll these beetles are part of the gloriosa mimicing group and can be seen feeding on the same tree.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMetaxymoprpha gloriosa`s host plant is Goia lasionura. \u003cspan\u003eCastiarina is the best mimicry genus in Australia. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCyria imperialis - AKA Banksia jewel beetle described by \u003cspan\u003eThe Danish naturalist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Johan_Christian_Fabricius\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eJohan Christian Fabricius\u003c\/a\u003e . It has a beautiful black and gold elytra.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRarely framed in this combination as these are difficult to source.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpecies labels back of frame \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCOMES IN RECYCLED CARDBOARD GIFT BOX\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"footer-updated-feb-2024.jpg\" class=\"__mce_add_custom__\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0778\/3153\/6811\/files\/footer-updated-feb-2024.jpg?v=1782195173\" title=\"footer-updated-feb-2024.jpg\" width=\"503\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bits \u0026 Bugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47264974962859,"sku":"BEAB5 - 080301","price":400.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0778\/3153\/6811\/files\/BEAB5_australain_beetles_3__56007.1642413158.1280.1280.jpg?v=1782203226","url":"https:\/\/bitsandbugs.com\/products\/australian-jewel-beetles","provider":"Bits \u0026 Bugs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}