Golden Jewel Scarab (Chrysina resplendens)

Golden Jewel Scarab, a reference photo — Photo: gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Chrysina resplendens is a scarab beetle found in mid-elevation forests in Costa Rica and western Panama. This beetle is typically shiny golden and has a length of 25–29 mm (0.98–1.14 in).

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Golden Jewel Scarab being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Chrysina chrysargyrea

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Chrysina
Species: Chrysina resplendens

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