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Black and White Beetle

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Fantastic! What an extraordinary insect. Please tell us that you know what this is? Posted 10 years ago
    1. View haylo's profile
      haylo
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      I have been looking for an id but it is proving quite difficult, it may be a type of leaf beetle but it was unusually large (about 2cm long). Any help would be appreciated. Posted 10 years ago, modified 10 years ago
      1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
        Ferdy Christant
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        I'll see if I can submit this to a determination group somewhere later today. Posted 10 years ago
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        Ferdy Christant
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        Possibly this is a Fungus Beetle, check out this stream:
        http://flickrhivemind.net/Tags/fungusbeetle         Posted 10 years ago
        1. View haylo's profile
          haylo
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          Thanks, maybe a Pleasing Fungus Beetle though that is still a large grouping. Posted 10 years ago
          1. View WildFlower's profile
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            What do you think about this Doryphora paykulli? It looks very close to me and it is a leaf beetle.
            http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Doryphora
            http://coleoptera-neotropical.org/8-colabor/8b/Hoffmann-Hannes-%28HH%29/Hoffmann,Hannes.html
            http://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=3100             Posted 9 years ago
            1. View haylo's profile
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              Good work Wildflower! It is very similar except that this one lacks the red border stripe so I would think this is either a sub-species of paykulli or something in the same genus. I'm okay with id'ing it as paykulli for now. Posted 9 years ago
              1. View WildFlower's profile
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                That red border line is bugging me too, there are very few references for the species in this genus. Posted 9 years ago
  3. View Christine Young's profile
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    How about Doryphora punctatissima? Posted 2 years ago

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Uploaded Oct 6, 2014. Captured Aug 15, 2014 10:21 in Tucker Valley Road, Trinidad and Tobago.
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  • PENTAX K-50
  • f/16.0
  • 1/180s
  • ISO800
  • 300mm
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