Guardian Nature School Team Contact Blog Project Noah Facebook Project Noah Twitter
Project Noah

A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife

Join Project Noah!
nature school apple icon

Project Noah Nature School visit nature school

Click Beetle

Semiotus sp.

Spotting Image 1

Notes:

This colorful click beetle flew across the trail and landed on a plant next to me. Besides the nice colored pattern it has a pair of horns.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Noah Ranger +1
bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago
Click Beetle
Semiotus sp. http://www.sdstate.edu/ps/Severin-McDaniel/project-elater/caribbean-atlantic-southernnorthamerica/costa-rica/elateridae/images/Semiotus-splendidus2.jpg


Sign in to suggest organism ID

4 Comments

Tom15
Tom15 10 years ago

Thanks bayucca and Lauren. I didn't think to take any side view pictures, so this is all I have.

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 10 years ago

Would you happen to have a side picture showing the horns?

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 10 years ago

What a beauty! Such a treasure to find!

Noah Ranger
bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Elateridae, Semiotinae, Semiotini, Semiotus sp., close to Semiotus splendidus.

Sign in to comment
Tom15
Spotted by
Tom15

Mindo, Provincia de Pichincha, Ecuador

Spotted on Dec 3, 2013
Submitted on Dec 17, 2013

Spotted for Mission

Related Spottings

Parasitized semiotus click beetle Click Beetle Click beetle Click beetle

Nearby Spottings

Chestnut-mandibled Toucan Spotting Spotting Spotting
Noah Guardians
Noah Sponsors
join Project Noah Team

Join the Project Noah Team