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Diphucephala colaspidoides Iridescent green scarab beetles (10mm) swarming on prickly tea-tree<br /> ( Leptospermum continentale) Diphucephala colaspidoides Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Diphucephala colaspidoides

Iridescent green scarab beetles (10mm) swarming on prickly tea-tree
( Leptospermum continentale)

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The Diphucephala colaspidoides

Diphucephala colaspidoides is a small, highly metallic, blue-green scarab beetle found in south-eastern Australia. It is occasionally very prolific and in Spring or early Summer can swarm to cover flowering bushes in vast numbers.

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Similar species: Beetles
Species identified by Ernst
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Uploaded Nov 11, 2018. Captured Nov 8, 2018 20:40.
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  • Canon EOS 700D
  • f/9.0
  • 1/790s
  • ISO1600
  • 55mm