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Jewel or metallic wood boring beetle

Sternocera basalis

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Field Notes

Habitat:

In paddy fields

Species ID Suggestions

Carabidae Ground beetle

Carabus sp.

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Ashish
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Comments (9)
Ashish
Oh... Its longer than I guessed... but nice find...!!
SuranjanMithra
ashishnimkar ......i managed to get the right ID for this !!
Ashish
Nice close shots.. Great Macro work...!!
Ashish
Flower or Chafer beetle.
SuranjanMithra
thank you misako.hill and igCostanut.........Eric its some kind of beetle found in paddy(rice) fields here in south india, this particular one was actually on a string , caught by a little boy who was selling tender coconut water by the highway.
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PublishedNovember 6, 2011

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