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scarab beetle

Phyllophaga sp.

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5 Comments

kdpicturemaker
kdpicturemaker 10 years ago

Yes it does look similar, very beautiful. There's just so many out there! I hate to think what has been lost already around the world before we even had a chance to record them, see them or know of their existence.

Tom15
Tom15 10 years ago

Kd, I found a similar one that was identified to genus here. http://www.flickr.com/photos/brutamonte/...

kdpicturemaker
kdpicturemaker 10 years ago

This is an unusual one Tom15. The colour & hair covering is really interesting.

Tom15
Tom15 10 years ago

Thanks venusflytrap.

Caleb Steindel
Caleb Steindel 10 years ago

nice one ;)

Tom15
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Mindo, Provincia de Pichincha, Ecuador

Spotted on Dec 1, 2013
Submitted on Mar 28, 2014

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