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minus-squareacockworkorange@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoA similar golden beetle showed up in south America. Anyone has the scientific name?
minus-squareacockworkorange@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoIt looks like this, but I could never match the picture with an ID: Image
minus-squareTollana1234567@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoyou are referring to this Charidotella sexpunctata
minus-squareacockworkorange@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoNo, it’s not like this shiny carapace, it’s rather satin. The elytra is light brown with a golden-green shimmer, and the thorax and head are of a darker green-brown.
A similar golden beetle showed up in south America. Anyone has the scientific name?
It looks like this, but I could never match the picture with an ID: Image
you are referring to this Charidotella sexpunctata
No, it’s not like this shiny carapace, it’s rather satin. The elytra is light brown with a golden-green shimmer, and the thorax and head are of a darker green-brown.