#eupoecila

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Look at this gorgeous beetle I had in my house today!

Qld, Australia

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Fiddler Beetle (Scarabaeidae, Eupoecila australasiae) (via Insects Unlocked)

AUS, Victoria, Healesville 11-i-1995 G.J. Krake

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Fiddler Beetle - Eupoecila australasiae

Commonly named Fiddler Beetle for the fiddle (violin) shaped patterns on its back, Eupoecila australasiae (Coleoptera - Scarabaeidae) is a species of flower chafer native to south-eastern Australia (New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria).

Adults of these beetles feed on nectar and pollen, and are found on flowers, while their larvae inhabit in rotten wood. The marks of the adults can be bright green or yellow on black or dark background.

References: [1] - [2] - [3]

Photo credits: [Top: ©Neil Saunders (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) | Locality: Hornsby Heights, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2011] - [Bottom: ©Peter Moxham | Locality: New South Wales, Australia, 2009]

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Green Fiddler Beetle | ©Christiane   (Cairns, Queensland, Australia)

Eupoecila australasiae (Coleoptera - Scarabaeidae) is an Australian beetle with distribution in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, and Victoria [1].

Fiddler Beetles are so named because of their violin-like markings in yellow or green [2].