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Cowboy Beetle

Chondropyga dorsalis

Description:

A Large beetle seen in summer around flowering plants. It is flattish, a golden brown colour with a black stripe down the middle of its back. It has large and sophisticated antennae for combing flowers.

Habitat:

Open sclerophyll forests Australia.

Notes:

Melolonthinae - part of SCARABAEIDAE

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6 Comments

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 12 years ago

thanks melissa - i promise it's just luck

MartinL
MartinL 12 years ago

I've expanded the beetle mission and you can add these now=)

MelissaFerguson
MelissaFerguson 12 years ago

Great close-up!

MartinL
MartinL 12 years ago

Yes, but we still don't know if it's Woody or Jessie.

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 12 years ago

He didn't give me much time martin. Crash landed for 30 seconds, adjusted himself a bit, yelled 'YeeHaa' and took off. Made him so easy to identify.

MartinL
MartinL 12 years ago

Nice, argybee. He's still tucking his wings away. I haven't seen these yet this summer=(

Mark Ridgway
Spotted by
Mark Ridgway

Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Jan 17, 2012
Submitted on Jan 17, 2012

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