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This large (almost 3cm) bright yellow beetle is from the genus Alurnus.
(Even through combing iNaturalist, I couldn’t find a satisfactory answer to which species it is, but am happy to receive any suggestions!)
Despite being relatively large beetles with striking coloration, we don’t know much more about Alurnus beetles than what meets the eye! What we do know, is that the few species from this genus with recorded life histories are known to eat palm leaves as both larvae and adults—but with hundreds of species of palms, we can’t be sure which are important to each species. We also can speculate that many Alurnus beetles are chemically defended based on their bright (or aposematic) coloration. But…that’s about it!
Allison Stoiser’s mixed media work tells stories about the natural world she’s encountered both while doing entomological research in the Peruvian Amazon and at home in her upstate South Carolina garden, with an emphasis on the dazzling diversity of insects, mushrooms, and birds. Follow her @allisonstoiserart on Instagram or see more of her work on www.allisonstoiser.com!
This is a gallery-quality giclée art print on 100% cotton rag archival paper, printed with archival inks. Each art print is listed by sheet size and features a minimum one-inch border.
