Hippomelas planicauda

A member of the family Buprestidae, commonly called Jewel Beetles or Metallic Wood Borers.

[Kerri]

Gorgeous! I'd like to find one of these too!

[molizard]

love the upside down capture!

[Jnadonza]

Great shot

[Heidi]

Wood borers freak me out. Had a big one eat a hole in a musical instrument a few years back. Freaky.

[Jennifer C]

great macro capture

[Geertje K.]

excellent camouflage! really beautiful, detailed capture!

[Roe Jan]

Beautifully captured. Great detail.

[Kimmi]

Gorgeous little guy

[bruni]

When you see him hanging upside down like that reminds me of some birds like the nuthatch I recently posted. your Jewel Beetle is well camouflaged.

[Brad Johnson]

Pretty well camouflaged. Nice find.

[Henriette Sparkes]

Pretty creature, fabulous shot.

[Glenys Hardy (Mrs Moose)]

Great shot of a very nastle beetle I felt sorry for Heidi too.

[Katrina Cristy]

Too cool!

[robinwarner]

omg this is brilliant...you are an excellent photographer

[Tanya]

another camouflague pro...his head and eyes look suitably hard for a wood borer.

[Kathryn Marshall]

cool shot of an insect that can be so destructive

[Brad Johnson]

Beautiful capture. I love the thorns.

[Jill (Emeraldboots)]

Interesting looking bug!