Beetle IDs Please

[Westley Price]

While scratching around my garden, I came across these two little beautiful beetles (look like small chafers). I have seen them smaller type before, but this is the first time I have seen the larger one.

Any ideas on ID would be greatly appreciated. Beautiful little critters.

They were buried in my compost patch. I wonder if they spend their time buried in organic matter, why the bright colours?

[Warren Klein]

The yellow one looks like a Pachnoda sinuata (Garden fruit chafer) I always used to find them on my Grandmother's roses.

Seems like you are really into your goggas Westley

[mrtsnakes]

hey there

the little Purple/green beetle is Leucocelis amethystina, they very easy to keep and breed.

the other im not sure of but its not a Pachnoda sp....see if you can find more. looks like a stunning species!!

[Bombi]

Campsiura cognata, is the bigger one.....

[Westley Price]

Thanx a bunch for the responses all.

HH, I am still very into my herps, but sticking to field herping instead of keeping.