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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Scarabaeoidea » Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae) » Dung Beetles (Scarabaeinae) » Phanaeini » Rainbow Scarabs (Phanaeus) » Phanaeus igneus
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Green Coloring - Phanaeus igneus - male
Copyright © 2007 Scott Nelson

Green Coloring - Phanaeus igneus - Male
Lithia Springs County Park, HIllsborough County, Florida, USA
December 15, 2007
Size: 19 mm
I was surprised to bait these this late in the season. Mostly females came to one of my bait traps yet other traps yeilded nothing. It had rained the previous evening for the first time in 6 weeks. This beetle shows the green coloring as opposed to the wine/burgendy coloring I've often seen in other FL locations.

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Contributed by Scott Nelson on 20 December, 2007 - 3:37pm
Last updated 21 December, 2007 - 6:58am

very minor male
pronotum evenly convex in females. I don't know if you see them in Florida, but in GA all black forms are known. nice shots
… Phillip Harpootlian, 20 December, 2007 - 9:54pm login or register to post comments

 
Correction
Thanks for the correction, Phillip. I have edited the page to reflect the correct gender. These beetles don't seem to be as common as the P. vindex.
… Scott Nelson, 21 December, 2007 - 7:00am login or register to post comments

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