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Poecilopharis flavens
Beetle of about 23mm. Yellow in colour with dark red/brown symmetrical markings that form a letter 'M' on thorax. A spine can be seen between the 2nd and 3rd pairs of legs.
Found hiding among leaves after a rainstorm in coastal tropical vegetation in the Pango area, outside of Port Vila.
Apparently this species can be a pest in Vanuatu, where it damages palm trees, including those of commercial coconut growers.
Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae, Schizorhinini, Poecilopharis flavens, endemic of Vanuatu. Nice one! I waste 30 minutes by looking for Cetonine of Thailand, not relizing this one is from Oceania...
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations...
Spotted on Feb 13, 2011
Submitted on Jun 23, 2017
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