Beetles on the bottle: Male buprestids mistake stubbies for females (Coleoptera)
Gwynne and Rentz report that male jewel beetles of the species Julodimorpha bakewelli were observed trying to mate with beer bottles. They suggest that the colour of the glass and the reflection of the tubercles on the bottle attract the beetles and trigger sexual behaviour.
Gwynne and Rentz report that male jewel beetles of the species Julodimorpha bakewelli were observed trying to mate with beer bottles. They suggest that the colour of the glass and the reflection of the tubercles on the bottle attract the beetles and trigger sexual behaviour.
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Gwynne, D. T., & Rentz, D. C. F. (1983). Beetles on the bottle: Male buprestids mistake stubbies for females (Coleoptera). Australian Journal of Entomology, 22(1), 79-80. doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.1983.tb01846.x.