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Pleasing Fungus Beetle

Megalodacne heros

Photo by bikeusa2010
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Field Notes

Description:

beetle that was found in the morning emerging from a dead tree

Habitat:

woods of Arkansas, came out of a dead tree hole

Species ID Suggestions

orange and black beetle

Megalodacne heros

Reference Link
Ornithoptera80
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Comments (3)
Bittu Baidya
Name: Leaf Beetle Family: Chrysomelidae https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaf_beetle
Mark Ridgway
That's a good looking beetle! A quick search failed me for an ID but it certainly deserves one.
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PublishedNovember 18, 2019

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