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Hirta beetle

Tropinota hirta

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Field Notes

Notes:

Spotted in a small island in the river Tagus.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cetonia

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Comments (2)
Ricardo Salgueiro
Sorry for the late comment Tiz... yes very similar the look. Thanks!
Tiz
Coulr be a Tropinota hirta (http://www.insecte.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=129) But as you can see, the species are quite similar looking.

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Portugal's Biodiversity

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PublishedMay 14, 2014

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