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Oriental Beetle - Exomala orientalis There was a huge beetle orgy at my light last night. There were at least a hundred oriental beetles, and all were desperate to procreate.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Attracted to a 365 nm LED light; semi-rural area<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/117490/oriental_beetle_-_exomala_orientalis.html" title="Oriental Beetle - Exomala orientalis"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/117490_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=mjHi4bL3v0JzM55N8Az%2BZVyALfQ%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="Oriental Beetle - Exomala orientalis There was a huge beetle orgy at my light last night. There were at least a hundred oriental beetles, and all were desperate to procreate. This poor lady had two fellas on her...one male was mating with the correct orifice, while the other was mating with her face.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Attracted to a 365 nm LED light; semi-rural area<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/117500/oriental_beetle_-_exomala_orientalis.html Exomala,Exomala orientalis,Geotagged,Oriental beetle,Summer,United States,beetle" /></a></figure> Exomala orientalis,Geotagged,Oriental beetle,Summer,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Oriental Beetle - Exomala orientalis

There was a huge beetle orgy at my light last night. There were at least a hundred oriental beetles, and all were desperate to procreate.

Habitat: Attracted to a 365 nm LED light; semi-rural area

Oriental Beetle - Exomala orientalis There was a huge beetle orgy at my light last night. There were at least a hundred oriental beetles, and all were desperate to procreate. This poor lady had two fellas on her...one male was mating with the correct orifice, while the other was mating with her face.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Attracted to a 365 nm LED light; semi-rural area<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/117500/oriental_beetle_-_exomala_orientalis.html Exomala,Exomala orientalis,Geotagged,Oriental beetle,Summer,United States,beetle

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Leaves little to the imagination. Posted 4 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Yep. This photo is in the interest of science, of course. Posted 4 years ago

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The Oriental beetle

The Oriental beetle is a beetle about 0.7 - 1.1 cm long, with mottled, metallic brown- and black-colored elytra and a similarly-colored thorax and head during the adult stage. During the larval stage the oriental beetle can be identified by the parallel line raster pattern.

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Similar species: Beetles
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Jun 29, 2021. Captured Jun 28, 2021 22:03 in 5 East St, New Milford, CT 06776, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/13.0
  • 1/166s
  • ISO1600
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.