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Harlequin beetle

Acrocinus longimanus

Spotting Image 1

Description:

Body about 2 1/2 inches long, front legs about 4 inches long. Pattern covers the entire back, including the wings. Front legs like "hooks."

Habitat:

My backyard! Rural Paraguay, South America.

1 Species ID Suggestions

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Anne Marie McCaffrey
Anne Marie McCaffrey 11 years ago
Harlequin beetle
Acrocinus longimanus


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8 Comments

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 11 years ago

Wow!

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 11 years ago

You are so lucky!!!

Noah Ranger
Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 11 years ago

Wonderful spotting !

Gilma Jeannette Ospino Ferreira-Norman
Gilma Jeannette Ospino Ferreira-Norman 11 years ago

Lovely creature.

Jolly Ibañez
Jolly Ibañez 11 years ago

Awesome spotting Clara

Anne Marie McCaffrey
Anne Marie McCaffrey 11 years ago

Fantastic - I would love to see one of these!

Noah Ranger
keithp2012
keithp2012 11 years ago

That is awesome, what role do the long front legs play?

rutasandinas
rutasandinas 11 years ago

Espectacular::grandioso

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ClaraElena
Spotted by
ClaraElena

Villarrica, Guairá, Paraguay

Spotted on Nov 13, 2012
Submitted on Nov 13, 2012

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