Structural colors and physical properties of elytra in the jewel beetle, Chrysochroa fulgidissima, using surface analytical techniques
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DOI: 10.1002/sia.6807
Abstract: Structural coloration frequently originates from the interaction of light with multilayers of thin films in living organisms. One example where structural colors are created by multilayers is the jewel beetle, Chrysochroa fulgidissima, which has highly… read more here.
Keywords: jewel beetle; area; microscopy; beetle chrysochroa ... See more keywords
A Scientific Note on Occurrence and Infestation of Jewel Beetle Belionota Prasina (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) on Cashew (Anacardium Occidentale)
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DOI: 10.1007/s40009-018-0706-2
Abstract: The occurrence of Jewel beetle Belionota prasina (Thunberg, 1789) (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) infestation on cashew from Goa, India was reported in this communication. Most of the infested trees were previously attacked by stem borers. Semi-circular D-shaped… read more here.
Keywords: coleoptera buprestidae; cashew; beetle belionota; jewel beetle ... See more keywords
Jewel Beetle Opsin Duplication and Divergence Is the Mechanism for Diverse Spectral Sensitivities
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DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msad023
Abstract: Abstract The evolutionary history of visual genes in Coleoptera differs from other well-studied insect orders, such as Lepidoptera and Diptera, as beetles have lost the widely conserved short-wavelength (SW) insect opsin gene that typically underpins… read more here.
Keywords: sensitivity; spectral sensitivities; jewel beetle; opsin duplication ... See more keywords
New record of the endemic jewel beetle Pygicera scripta krahmeri (Coleoptera, Buprestidae, Nacionini) from a coastal forest of Hualpén, Biobío Region, Chile.
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4731.2.12
Abstract: Pygicera Kerremans, 1903 is an endemic genus of jewel beetle of Chile distributed in the central Chile hotspot, which is distributed from the Atacama Desert in the north to the Valdivian Forest in the south… read more here.
Keywords: pygicera scripta; jewel beetle; scripta krahmeri; moore 1981 ... See more keywords
Randomly rotated photoreceptors foil jewel beetle's polarization vision
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DOI: 10.1242/jeb.231555
Abstract: ![Graphic][1] Jewel beetles don't hide their light under a bushel. Their glimmering metallic wing cases are prized by jewellery designers and adorned the dresses of Victorian gentlewomen. One gown, in London's V&A Museum, is bedecked… read more here.
Keywords: foil jewel; photoreceptors foil; jewel; jewel beetle ... See more keywords