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A rich red-brown scarab with an overall green metallic sheen, depending on the angle. It had large eyes, a white stripe on each side of the pronotum and hardly any body hair. About 1.5 cm long. Family Scarabaeidae.
Came to an ultraviolet light. Finca Argovia, Ruta de Cafe, Soconusco area of southern Chiapas, Mexico. About 1 hour northeast of Tapachula.
Spotted on Nov 20, 2015
Submitted on Apr 3, 2016
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