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jjulio Johannesburg, South Africa Mar 12, 2011

I need to know this bug's name, please.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Mar 13, 2011

About all that I can say is that this scarab beetle might be in the subfamily Cetoniinae, but I have never seen one with such bristly vestiture. If you want to give it a name, I would suggest Hermione...

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jjulio Johannesburg, South Africa Mar 14, 2011

Thanks for the name.
Cool one.
Lol.

Sending a different angle of the bug; hope you could confirm the insect.
Thanks very much.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Mar 15, 2011

After a lot of head-scratching, I believe that I can offer a bit more info on this one. I was wrong on my initial thoughts about its subfamily; it is the Rutilinae rather than Cetoniinae. More specifically, it belongs to the tribe Hopliini, in a grouping collectively known as 'monkey beetles' which frequently are found on flowers. See http://tinyurl.com/4mbtrrk, second row from the top, second image from the right. They are endemic primarily to South Africa, and are pollen feeders that appear to be important pollinators fro some plant species..

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jjulio Johannesburg, South Africa May 26, 2011

Thanks very much for the information, suunto.
Much appreciated.

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