Cowboy beetle (Chondropyga dorsalis)

Many of these were around last summer. A large and clumsy scarab type about 25mm body length.
They would have to be the loudest and worst flyers I've ever seen crashing into anything and everything... drunken cowboy beetle might be a better common name.

comments (4)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Well male insects have to carry around a lot of fluff into flight to impress the females :) Posted 9 years ago

Paul Dirksen

Lion

Gorgeous Mark. Posted 5 years ago
1. Mark Ridgway
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks Paul.
  Coincidentally we had a one day plague of them yesterday.
  Very noisy flyers and our local birds had a party. Posted 5 years ago
2. 1. Paul Dirksen
    
    Lion
    
    Good for you and the birds, well done mate. Posted 5 years ago