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Leistotrophus versicolor
This is a large female of the Transvestite Rove Beetle. See the incredible story of this species in a previous spotting (http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/164...). This beetle is more rare during the dry season. Family Staphylinidae.
Found on leaves in the understory. They fly very well and look and sound like a Bumble Bee in flight. They are fierce predators.
See Pamsai's spotting of this beetle from Costa Rica smearing a leaf with its fly-attracting liquid http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/164....
Spotted on Jan 21, 2015
Submitted on Feb 11, 2015
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How weird is that.