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Tortoise Darkling beetle

Tetraphyllus sp.

Description:

small beetle, bright blue head, tan iridescent body

Habitat:

tropical rainforest

Notes:

Spotted this with the help of Chun Xing Wong in Tawau hills park. I was very close to this beetle and the large black circle in its reflection is my camera lens.

1 Species ID Suggestions

thaptor
thaptor 7 years ago
Tortoise Darkling beetle
Tetraphyllus sp. Flickr


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3 Comments

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 7 years ago

Thanks thaptor, I'll go with your ID, no one else has any suggestions and it is difficult to get a close view with these photos.

thaptor
thaptor 7 years ago

can easily be wrong with that - but dead wood is the right place for them.

ChunXingWong
ChunXingWong 10 years ago

Your camera is too big, it's blocking the reflection of your face :-)

Dan Doucette
Spotted by
Dan Doucette

Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia

Spotted on Jan 24, 2014
Submitted on Apr 3, 2014

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