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MatchboxFox Saint Joseph, MO Nov 20, 2014

I saw this in Northwest Missouri around late spring/early summer. Anyone able to identify? It was about the size of a US Nickel.

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greenthumb99 Lucketts, VA(Zone 7a) Nov 20, 2014

Focus is poor, it may be a Rainbow Scarab Beetle, but Flapdoodle will check in at some point.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Nov 20, 2014

It certainly does appear to be a rainbow scarab in the genus Phanaeus, and based on your geographic location, most likely Phanaeus vindex -
http://www.thefeaturedcreature.com/i-love-rainbow-scarabs-and-they-love/

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