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Azure Narrow Jewel Beetle

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Azure Narrow Jewel Beetle

Buprestidae, Azure Narrow Jewel Beetle Coraebus niponicus Lewis, 1894

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Best observed 5・6・7

About Azure Narrow Jewel Beetle

A small jewel beetle with an azure sheen, recorded on Amami Oshima. Members of the genus Coraebus are known to be most active during the strong sunlight of summer, and this species too is seen from around June to September.

Observation Safety Notes

Please enjoy Amami's wildlife through photographs. Some species are protected by law or local ordinance, and capturing or removing them is prohibited. In special protection zones within the national park, collecting any wildlife is prohibited entirely. Please check the notes on this page, and confirm local rules before visiting any site.

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