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Sternocera ruficornis
One of the most beautiful beetles here: Jewel Beetle. Scientific name Sternocera ruficornis, the red-legged version, and there is a green-legged version too: Sternocera aequisignata punctatofaveata. Total life cycle about 2 years, but the adult flying stage lasts only 1-3 weeks,
Forest
Spotted on Oct 3, 2013
Submitted on Oct 7, 2013
2 Comments
Thanks Luis
Beautiful find!