Canopus sp. (Canopidae) by Stephen Luk

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07-MAY-2009

Canopus sp. (Canopidae)

Yasuní National Park, Prov. Orellana, Ecuador

Canopids are shiny beetle-like relatives of stink bugs. They are known to feed on fungal spores, however this individual appears to be sampling a bird dropping.

iNaturalist observation
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