▲ 820 ▼ Christmas beetles (mander.xyz) submitted 10 months ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/science_memes@mander.xyz 32 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] TheLunatickle@lemmy.zip 39 points 10 months ago (8 children) Haven't seen any of these lil guys in the last 8 years 😔 permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Matty_r@programming.dev 22 points 10 months ago About the same for me, but I saw one about 3 weeks ago. I was so excited because it had been so long, no one else seemed to care as much. permalink fedilink source parent [–] joelfromaus@aussie.zone 5 points 10 months ago Are these limited to certain states? I don't think I've ever seen one of these... permalink fedilink source parent [–] Deceptichum 3 points 10 months ago Same, just assume they’re all extinct by now. permalink fedilink source parent [–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (4 children) A similar golden beetle shows up in south America. Anyone has the scientific name? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 10 months ago (2 children) you are referring to this Charidotella sexpunctata permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 point 10 months ago (1 child) No, it's not like this shiny carapace, it's rather satin. The elytra is light brown with a golden-green shimmer, and the thorax and head are of a darker green-brown. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 point 10 months ago there seems to be other charidotella species in South america could be one of those. permalink fedilink source parent [–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 points 10 months ago* It looks like this, but I could never match the picture with an ID: Image permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Matty_r@programming.dev 22 points 10 months ago About the same for me, but I saw one about 3 weeks ago. I was so excited because it had been so long, no one else seemed to care as much. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] joelfromaus@aussie.zone 5 points 10 months ago Are these limited to certain states? I don't think I've ever seen one of these... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Deceptichum 3 points 10 months ago Same, just assume they’re all extinct by now. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (4 children) A similar golden beetle shows up in south America. Anyone has the scientific name? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 10 months ago (2 children) you are referring to this Charidotella sexpunctata permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 point 10 months ago (1 child) No, it's not like this shiny carapace, it's rather satin. The elytra is light brown with a golden-green shimmer, and the thorax and head are of a darker green-brown. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 point 10 months ago there seems to be other charidotella species in South america could be one of those. permalink fedilink source parent [–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 points 10 months ago* It looks like this, but I could never match the picture with an ID: Image permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 10 months ago (2 children) you are referring to this Charidotella sexpunctata permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 point 10 months ago (1 child) No, it's not like this shiny carapace, it's rather satin. The elytra is light brown with a golden-green shimmer, and the thorax and head are of a darker green-brown. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 point 10 months ago there seems to be other charidotella species in South america could be one of those. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 point 10 months ago (1 child) No, it's not like this shiny carapace, it's rather satin. The elytra is light brown with a golden-green shimmer, and the thorax and head are of a darker green-brown. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 point 10 months ago there seems to be other charidotella species in South america could be one of those. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 point 10 months ago there seems to be other charidotella species in South america could be one of those. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 points 10 months ago* It looks like this, but I could never match the picture with an ID: Image permalink fedilink source parent