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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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Rainbow Scarab - Phanaeus igneus - female
Copyright © 2006 Scott Nelson

Rainbow Scarab - Phanaeus igneus - Female
Ocala National Forest, Marion County, Florida, USA
June 8, 2006
Size: 15 mm
I belive this is a female. I have another dung beetle that looks just like this one but is 5 mm larger.

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Rainbow Scarab - Phanaeus igneus - female Rainbow Scarab - Phanaeus igneus - female
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Contributed by Scott Nelson on 8 June, 2006 - 8:48pm
Last updated 9 June, 2006 - 9:21am

I was in Ocala National Fores
I was in Ocala National Forest on that same day! Too bad that I didn't find one of these, though. ;)
… Crystal Maier, 31 October, 2006 - 10:31am login or register to post comments

this is P. igneus
vindex has the elytra more coarsely sculptured - igneus is much more common in Florida.
… Phillip Harpootlian, 9 June, 2006 - 9:21am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Phillip
Amazing how similar this and the rainbow scarab look. Thanks for moving these to the correct image file. You continue to correct my misidentifications. Thanks for being patient and for watching out for the integrity of this site.
… Scott Nelson, 9 June, 2006 - 9:49am login or register to post comments

 
no problem
This sp. is REAL variable in terms of color - from all black, all green to this, which does rather resemble vindex.
… Phillip Harpootlian, 9 June, 2006 - 10:55am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Phillip
- that's the expert opinion we needed. Well, at least I got the genus right!
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 9 June, 2006 - 9:32am login or register to post comments

I'm thinking maybe Rainbow Scarab


Lovely, whatever it is!
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 8 June, 2006 - 9:28pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
I missed this photo when searching bugguide. It has been great to see the database growing. I enjoy seeing your pictures. Thanks for sharing your photos and information.
… Scott Nelson, 8 June, 2006 - 10:40pm login or register to post comments

 
You're welcome!
But you might want to get confirmation on this from someone more expert in beetles. Leps are more my area, and I even make mistakes on those sometimes. :)
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 9 June, 2006 - 7:02am login or register to post comments

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