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I think you're right on the id Bayucca Thank you !!. Yes.. it's because of the camera flash that the color looked reddish but the actual color is more likely a shiny metallic gold.
Thanks Vinny , Ingrid3 and VivBraznell!
Scarabaeoidea, Scarabaeidae and Cetoniinae. My closest guess would be Phaedimus sp., male and a similar one from Luzon would be Phaedimus mohnikei, male. However, yours has a mostly reddish appearance, at least in picture #1, the 2nd one has more green. Do you used flash in the first one? Tricky one! Maybe I am even wrong with the genus. You might need a local beetle expert for that one.
female Mohnikei:
http://projects.biodiversity.be/openup/r...
Other ones:
http://projects.biodiversity.be/openup/r...
http://projects.biodiversity.be/openup/r...
Some links to scroll, starting with Phaedimus cumingi on the right side, then continue for other Phaedimus, but non with the reddish color showing in yours...
http://projects.biodiversity.be/openuprb...
Spotted on Jun 9, 2015
Submitted on Aug 8, 2015
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