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| Frog-legged Leaf Beetle - Sagra buqueti | |
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| linnaeus1758 | May 30 2014, 06:48 AM Post #1 |
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Frog-legged Leaf Beetle - Sagra buqueti![]() Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera Family: Chrysomelidae Subfamily: Sagrinae Genus: Sagra Species: Sagra buqueti (Lesson, 1831) Size: 25–50 mm. Range: Southeast Asia. Sagra is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, commonly referred to as frog-legged beetles or kangaroo beetles. These iridescent, colorful beetles have a striking sexual dimorphism. The males are much larger and have very long and strong hind legs (hence the common name). The basic color is metallic green, with reddish and golden reflections on the elytra. Cocoons of this species can be found in the jungle on climbing vines, specifically kudzu. Unlike its name, it doesn’t use its hind legs for jumping, instead they’re used to cling onto stems and foliage while it eats, its grip aided by scores of tiny hair follicles that cover the surface of the leg. If both the males and females move around the trees in much the same way to search for food, there must be a reason why the males ended up with such monstrous hind legs, which has led researchers to suspect that they could be a sexually selected trait that evolved as the result of male-on-male contests over females. These beetles are hugely popular as art exhibits which is a great shame as many thousands are killed every year before being dried, framed and sold. Edited by Taipan, May 30 2014, 11:04 PM.
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