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Stegopterus agulhas
Stegopterus agulhas is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in South Africa (Western Cape).
From the article Stegopterus agulhas on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Adults reach a length of about 15.2 mm (0.60 in). They have a stocky body with a melolonthinoid shape. They are black with a metallic hue. The elytra are dark testaceous, with the anteapical humbones blackish and prominent, and with a large sutural/juxtascutellar black band with a violet hue, not reaching posterior margin. All other elytral margins are narrowly black except the posterior. The antennae are brownish and the legs are black with a coppery metallic hue.
In human culture
Specimens were found feeding on flowers of Berzelia, Leucadendron and Leoucospermum species.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1612441.