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Narycius opalus
A shoot tip or an insect!! During a walk in the thick forest of western ghats, one of the shoot tip of a plant on the path caught my attention which made me take a second look. The shoot tip i thought was actually this flower chafer, a male Narycius opalus, a in the tribe Cetoniini in the family Scarabaeidae. The genus Narycius only consists of this single species which is endemic in the Western Ghats. I guess it was mimicking the shoot tip. Shot in very low light conditions! Exif: Nikon D5100 | f/8 |1/200s | ISO 2000 | Tamron 90 mm
Spotted on Nov 27, 2014
Submitted on Nov 27, 2014
5 Comments
Well done then, Karthik ! Now we know....
Thank you Mark and Leuba.
@ Leuba this is very strange for me as well. I haven seen such a chafer anywhere, it seems this is the only species in the Scarabaeidae family!
Great spotting ! I've seen several chafers in India ( Kodaikanal) but none with these appendages. Thanks for sharing this Karthik.
Excellent find. Strange chafer.
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