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Delta Flower Beetle

Adults measure 8-10 millimeters in length, and can be identified by the yellow triangle on the pronotum, which resembles the defensive coloration of many wasps and has been theorized to act as Batesian mimicry.

Flower chafers on crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia), South Carolina.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigonopeltastes_delta

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Uploaded on June 23, 2025
Taken on June 23, 2018