jewel scarab

Definitions

A scarab of the genus Chrysina: brightly coloured, often metallic iridescent species of ruteline beetles found from the southwestern edge of the United States to Central America.

Examples

“[…] jewel scarabs can also detect⟳ certain chemicals only found in smoke⟳ from burning wood. Research⟳ says that they might be able to even tell⟳ the difference between the species of trees, so that they might lay⟳ their eggs in a particular [one].”

“Jewel scarab (Chrysina chrysiagarea), Costa Rica / A singular chrome sheen adorns both this jewel scarab and the silver satyr butterfly, making them a perfectly monochromatic pairing.”

“[…] jewel scarab beetles. Jewel scarab beetles range in color from metallic gold to shiny green. A jewel scarab beetle's bling makes it stand⟳ out. FALSE. Their shiny colors provide⟳ camouflage, often by reflecting the color of leaves[…]”

“Li et al. (2023) wrote that While the [one] jewel scarab, Chrysina gloriosa, can distinguish circularly polarized light⟳, another jewel scarab, C. woodi, exhibits no phototactic discrimination between linear and circularly polarized light⟳ (Brady and Cummings 2010).”

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