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Field Notes

Description:

This is a Dichotomius sp. beetle (Coleoptera : Scarabaeidae). The funny fact is that this bettle has a face that looks like a man with mustache and a motorcycle helmet !

Habitat:

Neotropical mountain cloud forest

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
DanielePralong
Thanks for this info, and for your help on other spottings OlivierB! Welcome to Project Noah.
OlivierB
Hello, It's a small mâle of Dichotomius from the satanas group, many new species from this group and from ecuador will be described soon. Best regards Olivier

Spotted for Missions

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Beetles of Ecuador
Mission
Ecuadorian Cloud Forest Biodiversity
Biodiversity of Ecuador (BioBanco)
Mission
National Geographic's Great Nature Project

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PublishedOctober 26, 2013

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