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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Scarabaeoidea » Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae) » Fruit and Flower Chafers (Cetoniinae) » Cetoniini » Euphoria » Dark Flower Scarab (Euphoria sepulcralis)
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I see these beetles all over lately, mostly on mango flowers and here are some on bidens - Euphoria sepulcralis
Copyright © 2011 scaley

I see these beetles all over lately, mostly on mango flowers and here are some on bidens - Euphoria sepulcralis
Miami, Florida, USA
March 12, 2011
Size: just under 1/2"
I browsed through the beetles but didn't see anything matching. They are quite docile and just seem to feed on flowers all day- at least I think thats what they're doing.

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I see these beetles all over lately, mostly on mango flowers and here are some on bidens - Euphoria sepulcralis I see these beetles all over lately, mostly on mango flowers and here are some on bidens - Euphoria sepulcralis I see these beetles all over lately, mostly on mango flowers and here are some on bidens - Euphoria sepulcralis
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Contributed by scaley on 12 March, 2011 - 12:00pm
Last updated 13 March, 2011 - 10:38am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Blaine Mathison, 13 March, 2011 - 10:38am login or register to post comments

On second thought...
I'm thinking they look more like something in/near Euphoria:



(Same subfamily; different genus.)
… Ken Wolgemuth, 12 March, 2011 - 12:10pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes. .
that one looks right! I see that many of the photos of that species are from Florida as well.
… scaley, 12 March, 2011 - 3:01pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes, Dark Flower Scarabs
They are all over this weekend. I was taking pictures today at A. D. Barnes Park and Indian Hammocks and saw a bunch of them.
… Livan, 12 March, 2011 - 8:42pm login or register to post comments

How about...
Asian Mango Flower Beetle (Protaetia fusca)?



Of course, I'm sure there are other possibilities as well, so hold on to see what the beetle experts have to say.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 12 March, 2011 - 12:04pm login or register to post comments

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