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Beetle

Photo by Juan DiTrani
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Species ID Suggestions

Large-legged Leaf beetle

Megalopodidae gen. sp.

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Comments (2)
thaptor
another model, from your collection: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/15537192
thaptor
Your apparently is a mimic of certain (poisonous) Fungus beetles (Erotylidae): http://flickrhivemind.net/blackmagic.cgi?id=4923137447&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflickrhivemind.net%2FTags%2Fcostarica%252Cerotylidae%2FInteresting%3Fsearch_type%3DTags%3Btextinput%3Dcostarica%252Cerotylidae%3Bphoto_type%3D250%3Bmethod%3DGET%3Bnoform%3Dt%3Bsort%3DInterestingness%23pic4923137447&user=&flickrurl=http://www.flickr.com/photos/27423590@N05/4923137447 (mimicry stunning)

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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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PublishedAugust 14, 2014

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