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Darkling Beetle

Ecnolagria sp.

Description:

This beetle was one cm in length, metallic blue in the sun & quite hairy.

Habitat:

Found on an apple tree.

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5 Comments

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 11 years ago

Great! Thanks Lori :)

lori.tas
lori.tas 11 years ago

I think you have a Darkling beetle ( Ecnolagria sp.). There's this similar looking spotting on NOAH: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/110... Or this photo here: http://www.photoforum.com.au/showthread....

YukoChartraw
YukoChartraw 11 years ago

LOL!!

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 11 years ago

Yes Yuko. He just needed a disco ball ;)

YukoChartraw
YukoChartraw 11 years ago

Fuzzy & glittery <3 :-)

LeanneGardner
Spotted by
LeanneGardner

Mackay, Queensland, Australia

Spotted on Feb 5, 2013
Submitted on Feb 5, 2013

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