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Pleasing Fungus Beetle

Gibbifer cf. elevatus

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10.3083, -84.8112

Field Notes

Description:

They feed on plant and fungal matter in the forest floors.

Habitat:

Butterfly Garden, Monteverde.

Reference Links:

Erotylidae, Biologia Centrali-Americana

Species ID Suggestions

Pleasing Fungus Beetle

Gibbifer cf. elevatus

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Comments (2)
bayucca
Erotylidae, Erotylinae, Erotylini, Gibbifer sp. and looking at the reference library and the distance between the spots on top and at the side I would say it is Gibbifer elevatus. Same one: http://www.whatsthatbug.com/category/beetles/pleasing-fungus-beetles/ Other one, but different: https://www.flickr.com/photos/macaw-frey/5696729474/ http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/11461088

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PublishedMay 3, 2014

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