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A pleasing fungus beetle (Aegithus burmeisteri) living up to its name This one seems to have the choice of multiple fungi. Note the tiny fly on the beetles thorax -- not sure what that fly is doing. Aegithus burmeisteri,Geotagged,Peru,Summer Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

A pleasing fungus beetle (Aegithus burmeisteri) living up to its name

This one seems to have the choice of multiple fungi. Note the tiny fly on the beetles thorax -- not sure what that fly is doing.

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The Aegithus burmeisteri

A black-spotted, yellow member of the Pleasing Fungus Beetles (family Erotylidae) from the Amazon basin.

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Species identified by John Sullivan
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Uploaded Feb 15, 2022. Captured Jan 29, 2022 05:32 in FR98+X2 Mazán District, Peru.
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  • DC-G9
  • f/14.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO400
  • 60mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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