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Batman Beetle
Dear Bugman,
I live in Houston, TX. I found this little guy on the window screen when I came from work today (June 13, 2008). It’s the season for June Bugs down here, but I’ve never seen one of these before. His coloring was a much brighter yellow in person, though you can’t really tell from the picture. I thought you might find him interesting. My mother and I both think he looks like he’s got Batman there on his hind end. What is this little guy?
Jen

Hi Jen,
This lovely beetle is a Harlequin Flower Beetle, Gymnetis flavomarginata. We found images on BugGuide, also sent from Texas. We found another website that indicates there are only a few species from the genus in the U.S. and most are tropical. Though related to June Beetles, the Harlequin Flower Beetle is one of the Fruit and Flower Chafers in the subfamily Cetoniinae that includes the Green Fruit Beetle or Figeater.

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