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rare
Frog-legged Leaf Beetle
Sagra buqueti
- Habitat
- Southeast Asian rainforest canopy
- Body length
- 35 mm
- Order
- Coleoptera · Chrysomelidae
Weird but real
Hind legs are absurdly oversized, frog-like and muscular. Body is iridescent rainbow-metallic. Green, gold, magenta depending on the light.
Why it's cool
Imagine a frog and a peacock had a beetle baby. That's this. Hugely sought-after by collectors. Tropical pet-shop royalty.
