stefif's Favorites
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Oenoptera albimaculaObserver
mlarriveePlace
Barro Colorado Island Research Station (Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute), Manzana 130703, Panama (Google, OSM)
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Protaetia cyanescensObserver
pg18Description
Protaetia cyanescens (det. A.I.Ivanov)
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Protaetia subpilosaObserver
addyruicanescuDescription
Protaetia subpilosa
Maximilian Teodorescu legit.
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European Bison (Bison bonasus)Observer
j4n_wDescription
3 individuals. Free roaming. No cattle. Really impressive observation! Murky pictures, but clear view on bison habitus when running away.
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House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)Observer
silviuticu_ecoDescription
In a food shopping center
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Megalomma viridulumObserver
invertophilesPlace
Missing LocationDescription
This is the first (and thus far only) record of species for more than 50 years; it has previously been considered extinct. Thanks to Fabian Boetzl and Jiri Moravec for the ID.
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Copper Chafer (Protaetia cuprea)Observer
michaelb287Description
Unfortunately this little guy was found squished on the pavement
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European Rose Chafer (Cetonia aurata)Observer
doriankosePlace
La Réserve Biologique de la Sylve D'Argenson, Villiers-en-Bois, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, FR (Google, OSM)
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Ocypus ophthalmicusObserver
danamihaimileazachiDescription
A good number of these guys on the steep slopes.
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Big Rose-Chafer (Protaetia speciosissima)Observer
nicolaialbrDescription
Fig tree with lots of P. cuprea obscura, angustata, speciosissima and C. aurata
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Protaetia fieberiObserver
edeneveDescription
Poor beetle was missing one of his elytrons, but still cute nonetheless
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Romanian Hamster (Mesocricetus newtoni)Observer
pfeifeheDescription
RomanianHamster, caught and released
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Romanian Hamster (Mesocricetus newtoni)Observer
pfeifeheDescription
Romanian Hamster, caught and released
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Atlantic Stargazer (Uranoscopus scaber)Observer
pfeifeheDescription
Dead on the beach
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Eastern Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus ssp. zibethicus)Observer
dongminsungDescription
Confirm?
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Cycladic Scops Owl (Otus scops ssp. cycladum)Observer
karakaxaDescription
Fresh porphyrins on the underwing (img 2)
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Great Capricorn Beetle (Cerambyx cerdo)Observer
elenadesetasDescription
Parasitado, posiblemente por Beauveria bassiana
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Asian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis)Observer
danamihaimileazachiDescription
I think it is not Adalia bipunctata. Not sure though.
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Lomechusa emarginataObserver
danamihaimileazachiDescription
Found under a rock, with a Formica sp. colony.
