Apr 12, 2024
Shining Leaf Chafer (Pelidnota subandina), family Scarabaeidae, Finca Heimatlos Eco Lodge and Farm, near Puyo, Ecuador
photograph by Eerika Schulz
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Shining Leaf Chafer (Pelidnota subandina), family Scarabaeidae, Finca Heimatlos Eco Lodge and Farm, near Puyo, Ecuador
photograph by Eerika Schulz
This is a fairly old picture so I don't remember how big this bug was but I always loved the way this baby's antennae ends looked. Any idea what it is? :0 Northwestern Florida is where this picture was taken.
Sure! Definitely a scarab. Looks like Anomala flavipennis, the panhandle beach anomala scarab, which is a type of shining leaf chafer. Their antennae are indeed super adorable! Thank you for sharing this friend :)
Shining Leaf Chafer (Pelidnota subandina), family Scarabaeidae, Finca Heimatlos Eco Lodge and Farm, Ecuador
photograph by Eerika Schulz
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Harlequin Flower Beetle (Gymnetis caseyi)
...a species of flower chafer (Cetoniinae) that occurs in the southern United States (ranging from Texas to Florida) and Mexico, into South America. Like other cetoniine beetles adult G. caseyi likely feed on fruit, pollen and flowers.
Classification
Animalia-Arthropoda-Insecta-Coleoptera-Polyphaga-Scarabaeoidea-Scarabaeidae-Cetoniinae-Gymnetini-Gymnetis-G. caseyi
Images: Jason W and robert e weston jr