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04-MAY-2011

Leaf Chafer (Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae)

Tiputini Forest Reserve, Prov. Orellana, Ecuador

The cluster of discs on the back of this leaf chafer are phoretic mites hitching a ride to a new location.
iNaturalist observation

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi
1/200s f/16.0 at 100.0mm iso100 full exif

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