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Cowboy Beetle

Chondropyga dorsalis (Diaphonia dorsalis)

Description:

A 25mm long beetle with a brownish-orange thorax and elytra and a median black stripe running through the entire body. Antennae had three "leaflets". Head was small with prominent eyes.

Habitat:

garden

Notes:

The cowboy beetle feeds on nectar. This is a scarab beetle

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Leuba Ridgway
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Leuba Ridgway

Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Jan 12, 2013
Submitted on Jan 12, 2013

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