Schönherr’s Blue Weevil

Invertebrates > Beetles

Schönherr’s Blue Weevil (Eupholus schoenherrii) is an astonishingly vivid, flightless curculionid beetle native exclusively to the untamed equatorial rainforests of the island of New Guinea. Named in honor of the famed Swedish entomologist Carl Johan Schönherr,...

Magnificent Blue Weevil

Invertebrates > Beetles

The Magnificent Blue Weevil (Eupholus magnificus) is celebrated worldwide as one of the most vividly adorned insects in existence. Native strictly to the lush, emerald rainforests of New Guinea, this astonishing snout beetle gleams with radiant turquoise, cobalt, and...

Jeweled Weevil

Invertebrates > Beetles & Weevils

The Jeweled Weevil (Pachyrhynchus moniliferus) is a dazzling, heavily armored flightless beetle native to the high-elevation tropical cloud forests of the northern Philippines. Belonging to the hyper-diverse genus Pachyrhynchus, this miniature botanical gem is famous...

Red-spotted Jewel Beetle

Invertebrates > Buprestidae & Jewel Beetles

The Red-spotted Jewel Beetle (Chrysochroa buqueti) is universally admired as one of the most dazzling and visually resplendent beetles found across the tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia. Belonging to the family Buprestidae, renowned worldwide as metallic...

Golden Tortoise Beetle

Invertebrates > Beetles & Chrysomelidae

The Golden Tortoise Beetle (Charidotella sexpunctata) is an exquisite, gem-like insect belonging to the leaf beetle family (Chrysomelidae). Native broadly to the Americas, this small phytophagous beetle looks remarkably like a gleaming drop of molten 24-karat gold...