Shining leaf chafer

Callistethus marginatus

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae

Chrysina limbata is a species of scarab beetle found only in mid-altitude forests in Costa Rica and western Panama. It is in the genus Chrysina, in the subfamily Rutelinae (shining leaf chafers). It is notable for its metallic reflective silver color.

Distribution

Shining leaf chafer — (c) Raven Dandridge, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Raven Dandridge · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 2,316Mexico · 3France · 1

Sources and credits

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Shining leaf chafer

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