JungleDragon is a nature and wildlife community for photographers, travellers and anyone who loves nature. We're genuine, free, ad-free and beautiful.

Join

Oriental Beetle (Dark Form) - Exomala orientalis This delightful weirdo had me stumped at first. It looked so much like E. orientalis, except for the coloration. I finally figured out that there was a dark form of this species and that this was it!<br /> <br /> Habitat: Rural garden<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/86346/oriental_beetle_dark_form_-_exomala_orientalis.html" title="Oriental Beetle (Dark Form) - Exomala orientalis"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/86346_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=%2BYZ5r%2BXtmceLspeTVlWD0%2BJzyKE%3D" width="134" height="152" alt="Oriental Beetle (Dark Form) - Exomala orientalis This delightful weirdo had me stumped at first. It looked so much like E. orientalis, except for the coloration. I finally figured out that there was a dark form of this species and that this was it!<br /> <br /> Habitat: Rural garden<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/86347/oriental_beetle_dark_form_-_exomala_orientalis.html Exomala orientalis,Exomala orientalis dark form,Geotagged,Oriental beetle,Summer,United States,beetle,dark form,dark oriental beetle,exomala" /></a></figure> Exomala orientalis,Geotagged,Oriental beetle,Summer,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Oriental Beetle (Dark Form) - Exomala orientalis

This delightful weirdo had me stumped at first. It looked so much like E. orientalis, except for the coloration. I finally figured out that there was a dark form of this species and that this was it!

Habitat: Rural garden

Oriental Beetle (Dark Form) - Exomala orientalis This delightful weirdo had me stumped at first. It looked so much like E. orientalis, except for the coloration. I finally figured out that there was a dark form of this species and that this was it!<br /> <br /> Habitat: Rural garden<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/86347/oriental_beetle_dark_form_-_exomala_orientalis.html Exomala orientalis,Exomala orientalis dark form,Geotagged,Oriental beetle,Summer,United States,beetle,dark form,dark oriental beetle,exomala

Sign in or Join in order to comment.

The Oriental beetle

The Oriental beetle is a beetle about 0.7 - 1.1 cm long, with mottled, metallic brown- and black-colored elytra and a similarly-colored thorax and head during the adult stage. During the larval stage the oriental beetle can be identified by the parallel line raster pattern.

Info 13 0
Similar species: Beetles
Species identified by Christine Young
View Christine Young's profile

By Christine Young

All rights reserved
Uploaded Nov 8, 2019. Captured Jul 25, 2019 09:34 in 281 Main St S, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.
country flag of United States of America Explore United States of America 39,925 9,640 8
  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/3.5
  • 1/197s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.