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Photo by LuisStevens
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22.0957, -100.968

Field Notes

Description:

Big beetle mustard color in a flowering plant, about 4 cm long.
Subfamily Cetoninae

Habitat:

Semi desert

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
MartinL
Chafers, subfamily Cetoninae, are worldwide in distribution. They are frequently brightly colored. The group has been divided into several divisions. 1/ Flower Beetles (Cetoniinae subfamily) typically feed as adults on flowers. Kaoru Sakai estimates that there are about 3,200 known species of flower beetles.
LuisStevens
Thank you bee.jacbs for the pointer, now i know where to start looking.
bee.jacbs
Hi Luis. Another great spotting! I think this beetle belongs to the family Scarabidae, but I'm not sure of the species as I am not familiar with your area. Hopefully this can get you on the right track.

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Mexico Horn of Plenty
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2012 Best Wildlife Photo
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Flora y Fauna de San Luis Potosí

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PublishedAugust 14, 2012

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