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Protaetia orientalis
Shiny dark brown beetle ~ 20 mm long and 10 mm wide with small irregularly distributed light yellow markings.
Suburban neighborhood on an insular tropical upland plateau.
Spotted distressed, but not yet dead, in my back yard--it could still crawl when disturbed.
Thanks for the ID bayucca. I agree and have edited the spotting accordingly. This species is a pest and has been trapped both to the north and to the south of my location. Also: I think I now know what's been munching on the leaves of my Wiliwili tree (Erythrina sandwicensis).
Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae, Protaetia sp. and most probably the introduced Protaetia orientalis.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/255278
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/105...
Spotted on Dec 27, 2014
Submitted on Dec 28, 2014
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