''Chrysina resplendens'' is a
scarab beetle
The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 35,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family has undergone significant change. Several groups formerly tre ...
found in mid-elevation forests in
Costa Rica
Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as Maritime bo ...
and western
Panama
Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and ...
.
This beetle is typically shiny golden and has a length of .
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References
Further reading
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External links
Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles - ''Chrysina resplendens'' (Boucard)
Rutelinae
Beetles of Central America
Beetles described in 1875
Taxa named by Adolphe Boucard
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