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Gold Colored Beetle - Pelidnota punctata
Copyright © 2007 Sam Houston

Gold Colored Beetle - Pelidnota punctata
Sand Springs, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA
June 17, 2007
Size: 5/8"
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Comments : Please Help With ID. Resembles a Goldsmith Beetle but does not have the rows of punctures down the back or the "hair" underneath. Also, as you can see, this one has spots down the side and has reddish abdomen. It also took a defensive posture when I touch it....see the 5th pic.
Additional Questions :
Location Specifics :
Night or Day : Night
Came To Lights (Y or N or N/A) : Y
Flight Capable (Y or N) : Y
Plant : N/A
Tree : N/A
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I Think It Is :
Common Name : ??Grapevine Beetle
Scientific Name : ??Pelidnota Punctata
Reference :
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Contributed by Sam Houston on 17 June, 2007 - 5:15pm
Last updated 8 February, 2008 - 1:14pm

Agree - Pelidnota punctata
Agree - Pelidnota punctata
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