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Pleasing Fungus Beetle

Gibbifer cf. elevatus

Description:

They feed on plant and fungal matter in the forest floors.

Habitat:

Butterfly Garden, Monteverde.

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 9 years ago
Pleasing Fungus Beetle
Gibbifer cf. elevatus Biologia Centrali-Americana


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2 Comments

The MnMs
The MnMs 9 years ago

Thank you! :-)

bayucca
bayucca 9 years ago

Erotylidae, Erotylinae, Erotylini, Gibbifer sp. and looking at the reference library and the distance between the spots on top and at the side I would say it is Gibbifer elevatus.
Same one:
http://www.whatsthatbug.com/category/bee...
Other one, but different:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/macaw-frey...
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/114...

The MnMs
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The MnMs

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Spotted on Apr 8, 2014
Submitted on May 3, 2014

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