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Zebra Fungus Beetle

Oligocorynus zebra

Spotting Image 1

Description:

Another unknown Beetle, spotted in the Tortuguero National Park.

Notes:

Maybe another member of the Erotylidae family?

1 Species ID Suggestions

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bayucca
bayucca 9 years ago
Zebra Fungus Beetle
Oligocorynus zebra http://www.ent.uga.edu/mchugh/erotylids_files/BarroColIsland%20Erotylids/Oligocorynus_z_1.jpg


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7 Comments

Noah Ranger
bayucca
bayucca 7 years ago

Thank you, Boris!! For once I got the point :-))

thaptor
thaptor 7 years ago

ID reconfirmed! (a look-alike exists)

Balulo
Balulo 9 years ago

yeeeah, thank you very muuch!

Noah Ranger
bayucca
bayucca 9 years ago

Erotylidae. Erotylinae, Erotylini, Oligocorynus zebra.
http://quaoarpowerzoo.blogspot.co.nz/201...
http://coleoptera-neotropical.org/pagina...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/27423590@N...
http://www.europeana.eu/portal/record/11...
http://www.quazoo.com/q/Oligocorynus

Balulo
Balulo 10 years ago

@Stho002, yes, there I took the family name, but I couldn't find the scientific name =( Thank you!

stho002
stho002 10 years ago

http://quaoarpowerzoo.blogspot.co.nz/201...

Noah Ranger
Juan DiTrani
Juan DiTrani 10 years ago

Yes, I think this is an Erotylid beetle

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Balulo
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Balulo

Colorado, Provincia Limón, Costa Rica

Spotted on Aug 6, 2013
Submitted on Jan 2, 2014

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