Chrysophora chrysochlora

Place of origin - Ecuador

Sex - Male

Body length - Approx. 1.25" (not including hind legs or antennae)

Frame size - 6.25" X 6.25" X 1.75"

Frame color - black or white
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Details

This beautiful scarab beetle has a shiny and highly textured wing covers. Only the male has the large spines on the hind legs depicted in this image, a biological phenomenon known as "sexual dimorphism".


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