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Mionochroma aureotinctum
Photo take near home in a jungle path this beauty moves on top of a common bush in the area big around 6 cm long bright green and black metal color, red and black legs I think is a Longhorn beetle but not sure.
Indeed a good match. I am glad, that at least my first genus was not too far out of the row. Personally I would not dare to get closer than the genus Mionochroma sp., since comparison is tricky due to the fact that the reference pictures are all museum specimen and colors and marking might vary due to light angulation.
This is the link you give me
http://www.ebay.com/sch/sis.html?_nkw=Be...
Thanks Bayucca i think is almost the same but those little details made the difference so you right :)
Gerardo, my link is broken, so I can't verify my ID. I clearly remember it and the story around and I collected some other ones during the last year, but did not have the time yet to check it. And do not forget one of my comments:
"Scroll down and ignore the shipping location... and certainly look at the knees and the rest of it. In my eyes a tremendous match, isn't it?? But there is no other info about this one, so you need a real expert for this one! At least it would be a good joke!!"...
I didn't know you could buy insects on ebay! See how educational Project Noah is?
OK, Gerardo, you owe me $ 5.21, but I give you a Ranger discount, let's say 5 bucks, OK?
I agree whit you auntnance has a spot of the same one from Costa Rica so it has to be from South America.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/830...
The specimen is obviously from South America, so at least a little bit closer than Malaysia what I first thought and not noticed carefully enough. But CAVE! It might still be something between a joke and correct ID.
Thanks Bayucca i think is it! Is so rare there is no more info or photos of this one to me seems kind of common.
Scroll down and ignore the shipping location... and certainly look at the knees and the rest of it. In my eyes a tremendous match, isn't it?? But there is no other info about this one, so you need a real expert for this one! At least it would be a good joke!!
OK, surprise, surprise... Maybe I am kidding or not, I really do not know what I should think about this one...