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Scarab beetle

Macrodactylus sp.

Spotting Image 1

Description:

A very distinctive but to me odd-looking insect.

Habitat:

Beside the Manu Road which runs through a World heritage reserve with varied forests. This one was at around 1600 m I estimate.

Notes:

Location details are not accurate but estimated.

1 Species ID Suggestions

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bayucca
bayucca 7 years ago
Scarab Beetle
Macrodactylus sp. Flickr


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7 Comments

Les Catchick
Les Catchick 7 years ago

Thank you Sergio, Antonio and Daniele.
The colours are unusual and I have not found one like it.

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Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 7 years ago

Congratulations Les.

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AntónioGinjaGinja
AntónioGinjaGinja 7 years ago

Great find Les,congrats on the well deserved SOTD and thanks for sharing

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DanielePralong
DanielePralong 7 years ago

Congratulations Les, this beautiful Scarab Beetle is our Spotting of the Day!

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bayucca
bayucca 7 years ago

Les, you are one of my oldest friends in my ID life :-)!

Les Catchick
Les Catchick 7 years ago

Thanks Dominik.
You are spending a lot of time on my photos at present.

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bayucca
bayucca 7 years ago

Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae, Macrodactylini, Macrodactylus sp.

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Les Catchick
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