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Protaetia opaca

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Field Notes

Description:

Protaetia is a genus of beetles of the Scarabeidae family.

This large beetle reaches 2.5 centimeters is known well by beekeepers, they remove them from their hives
honey is not the only food of protaetias, any sweet and very ripe fruit has a good effect, another of his weaknesses are ripe figs. Also consume nectar from flowers and even parts of the flower itself. their larvae eat rotting wood.

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Comments (3)

De nada mujer. Pues como P.opaca se quedo jejeje, ya te digo que estas cosas se me pasan por largo, este el problema cuando tienes muchos nombres en la cabeza...De todas maneras me alegro de haber servido de algo. Saludos y a seguir fotografiando nuevas cosas.
gracias de nuevo Manval! parece ser P.opaca, y he leido que su debilidad son los higos maduros, la verdad que yo solo los he encontrado ahi, asi que seguramente sea esa especie
Hola Patricia Esta vez se trata de un Cetoniidae del genero Protaetia, siento no darte la clave de determinacion para la especie, pero bueno si te interesa mucho puedo preguntar a un amigo para ver si me resuelve la duda. Saludos
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PublishedAugust 20, 2013

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