Leaf beetle, La Isla Escondida, Colombia

Possibly Paratriarius sp. based on this reference:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/andreaskay/34954067114/in/album-72157672483717566/

comments (8)

Christine Young

Lion

The thorax on yours is a bit darker, but maybe Paratriarius ornatus? Posted 6 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  http://data.nhm.ac.uk/dataset/56e711e6-c847-4f99-915a-6894bb5c5dea/resource/05ff2255-c38a-40c9-b657-4ccb55ab2feb?view_id=6ba121d1-da26-4ee1-81fa-7da11e68f68e&filters=specificEpithet%3Aornatus%7CcollectionCode%3Abmnh%28e%29%7CimageCategory%3ALabel Posted 6 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Thanks for the help! That does look very similar, I'm not really confident to judge if the blue/black difference is a variation of the same species or not. What do you think? Posted 6 years ago
  2. 1. Christine Young
      
      Lion
      
      It's close, but I don't feel confident saying it's a match either. It's just not quite there, I think. Posted 6 years ago
    2. 1. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        I will just add that I think it’s amazing that you have documented so many unique and distinctive species that look like they should be easy/obvious to ID, yet they definitely are not! It shows how species rich and diverse places like Colombia really are! Posted 6 years ago
      2. Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        Exactly, it shows both the incredible biodiversity as well as how poorly it is documented online. Posted 6 years ago
        
        Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Yep. But, it's amazing to see how your trips and documentation are contributing to change that. Posted 6 years ago
        
        Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        Thanks, it's also an opportunity :) Posted 6 years ago

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