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Stolas mannerheimi
Beautiful large leaf beetle. About 1.5cm long. Dorsal surface a bronze green with orange around the lower edge or the wing casings. Distinctive pattern on the surface.
Found by roadside on foliage. Lower elevation heading down into the Amazon, about the 500m mark.
There appears to be very little information about this beetle. All information I have found indicates it is found in Peru and Bolivia. The name appears correct according to EOL but otherwise i know very little about it. Cool looking bug looks like is made from bronze!
Spotted on Jun 23, 2017
Submitted on Aug 5, 2017
9 Comments
Thank you Kostas, appreciate the comment.
Congratulations Rob!
Thank you Felix, Mark, Neil and flowntheloop for your comments and support of this spotting. Most appreciated. Rob
Congrats! Wonderful find!
Nice spotting, Rob. Such a beautiful specimen. Congrats on you SOTD.
Amazing! Great find Rob... congrats.
Fantastic! Congratulations.
Thank you so much Daniele for the honour. It would be fantastic if someone out there has some more information on this beautiful beetle.
Congratulations Robert, this stunning Spatulate Leaf Beetle is our Spotting of the Day!
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