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Scarab beetle

Heterorrhina elegans

Description:

....Spotting # 500....

1 Species ID Suggestions

Gleaming fruit chafer
Chlorocala africana Cetoniini (fruit and flower chafers)


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31 Comments (1–25)

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

I wonder who have + for Johan's suggestion....
Must check this link...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterorrhin...

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago

thanks Ary!

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago

thank you all :)

Adarsha B S
Adarsha B S 11 years ago

Wat a grea 500th spotting! Congrats Nuwan...Both beetle n you Shine today!

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago

thank you matimar1 !

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago

thank you Smith'sZoo , Rob Bielawski and Jelly fishnebula :)

Jellyfishnebula
Jellyfishnebula 11 years ago

Beautiful!!!!!

Smith'sZoo
Smith'sZoo 11 years ago

what a beauty!

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago

thank you very much António !!

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

Its nice Nuwan you are looking after other organisms than Moths you liked most to post on Project Noah..!!

AntónioGinjaGinja
AntónioGinjaGinja 11 years ago

gorgeous 500th one NuwanChathuranga,beautiful animal,awesome spotting page ,keep your excelent work,congrats and thanks for sharing

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago

thank you very much Ashish ! according to your link Heterorrhina elegans is a perfect ID for my spotting !
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterorrhin...

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago

thank you Anne, Jeannette and Leanne !!

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 11 years ago

Congratulations Nuwan :)

Jeannette
Jeannette 11 years ago

Very beautiful :)

And congratulations with no. 500...

Anne Marie McCaffrey
Anne Marie McCaffrey 11 years ago

Beautiful beetle!

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago
NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago

thanks guys!! i found that Ingrisma sp. (Cetoniinae) is also a possibility
http://www.thaibugs.com/?page_id=280

OnengDyah
OnengDyah 11 years ago

Pretty...

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

I already spotted its close relative...
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/740...

ChunXingWong
ChunXingWong 11 years ago

Or could be Cetoniinae.

Atul
Atul 11 years ago

wow congo !!!!!

birdlady6000
birdlady6000 11 years ago

Perfect spotting for #500!

NuwanChathuranga
Spotted by
NuwanChathuranga

Western Province, Sri Lanka

Spotted on Jul 31, 2012
Submitted on Jul 31, 2012

Spotted for Mission

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