**Blessings, friends.** >**Bendiciones amigos.** ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmUFLwFpeVgBG37gPspj6PXYKGi3GhcPjJj7zUfZmYENsn/1778198805402.jpg) ***I found two beetles on the lawn that seemed to be learning to fly.*** >**Encontré dos escarabajos en el césped que parecían estar aprendiendo a volar.** ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmf8XQ2jrURd25QkthESnU5d4ufpcbgA1XjhANay7ivLhU/1777991886251.jpg) **They measured about 18 millimeters, had an orange back with dark spots, and their ventral side, legs, eyes and antennae were completely black.** >**Medían unos 18 milímetros, tenían el dorso anaranjado con manchas oscuras, el lado ventral, patas, ojos y antenas completamente negros.** ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmQRbAeRS6LJ2EKQEovv8Mot6FCamGsN15dX3ban9rQaNV/1777849512587.jpg) ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmZm8QPeWoBuWuJxEgG83CSbpkYMYUwbUq8eqjyNSnSu75/1777991886174.jpg) **They seemed less fearsome than another beetle I found a few days ago, a tiger beetle. This one, while also beautiful and beneficial, is a skilled predator of other insects.** >**Parecían menos temibles que otro escarabajo que encontré días atras, un escarabajo tigre. Este, siendo tambien bonito y beneficioso, es un hábil depredador de otros insectos.** ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmS4n7NQDQHbdVeM3iKqyHmbJix9KDmxTypjivRbRARRaQ/1778031984288.jpg) ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmcyF6e8nB9B7P66AxUeHGPa5TCycLTmpsJi5TTvopg2En/1777659168927.jpg) **[Gymnetis pantherina](https://pictureinsect.com/es/wiki/Gymnetis_pantherina.html) pollinates while feeding on flowers. Thanks to this, some plants develop fruit.** >**[Gymnetis pantherina](https://pictureinsect.com/es/wiki/Gymnetis_pantherina.html) poliniza mientras se alimenta en las flores. Gracias a ello, algunas plantas desarrollan frutos.** ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmdQaQTXFViXRN48zghUiHGNWU7DKLaB2dL1kE3zdLX6Cf/1777659169012.jpg) **I had described them in another post using the common name of flower beetles. This time I was able to see them in a more natural environment and identify exactly which species they belong to.** >**Yo los había descrito en otro post con el nombre común de escarabajos de las flores. Esta vez pude verlos en un ambiente más natural e identificar exactamente a qué especie pertenecen.** ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmbag4yu7zEr5JavcwxeBRU8hhZ5d3ybPirSfCSfQmtRBr/1777991827674.jpg) **To photograph the first one, I made it climb onto a dry leaf, from there I transported it to a tree trunk and then it flew away.** >*Para fotografiar al primero de ellos hice que subiera a una hoja seca, de allí lo transporté al tronco de un árbol y después voló.* ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmcpKsgyWa4yVBootSH5YqnWK6gr8jvzBVdx6uSLjdeuCM/1777659081076.jpg) **Another one appeared later, with the same colors but duller. I picked it up too, this time with my hand, and it flew quickly toward the trees.** >**Otro ejemplar apareció después, con los mismos colores pero más opacos . Tambien lo alcé, esta vez con mi mano, y voló rápidamente hacia los árboles.** ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmczehAdSY1jPNfv8zii7FKiUmGU6kJWZDfTTu5JewBS3q/1777723935392.jpg) **I thought maybe they had just emerged from the ground in a youth stadium and were showing off their wings for the first time.** >**Pensé que tal vez acababan de salir de la tierra en un estadio juvenil y estaban estrenando sus alas.** ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmST1PPc7cZ4RjZf7U4rHTX3RM3UQYGQnhGMH9qPLgu7go/1777849512771.jpg) **I also considered the possibility that it was a pair trying to mate.** >**Tambien creí en la posibilidad de que se tratara de una pareja intentado aparearse.** ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmSqDMrrYzS4NCrbHqTeu9WL1x9KfrbYabG2nuJRf7XeRQ/1777991740843.jpg) **The next day I heard a buzzing sound and discovered one fluttering near some loquats that were on the ground.** >**Al dia siguiente escuché un zumbido y descubrí a uno revoloteando cerca de unos nísperos que estaban en el suelo.** ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmVajRQ6JZBGn5UdJAPbK7GLWHjHcmoYYwSLrBkMeoFF7q/1777760913244.jpg) **[Six Pattes](https://www.six-pattes.com/es/cetonia/283-gymnetis-pantherina.html) has catalogs where they offer them for sale. They also offer everything necessary for their breeding, and valuable information about their biology.** >**[Six pattes](https://www.six-pattes.com/es/cetonia/283-gymnetis-pantherina.html) tiene catalogos donde los ofrece en venta. También ofrece lo necesario para su cría, e información valiosa sobre su biología.** ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmTEG9GYwx8aqVQjEZpa99uPjbKChvHf684jMG2tg5yv3q/1777991827541.jpg) **If this beetle is turned upside down on a smooth surface, it cannot right itself.** >**Si este escarabajo es volteado patas arriba en una superficie lisa no puede incorporarse solo.** ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmak7cURaCduariG8Wm5etXAtesiUTnPa8B47vtiHm3xWF/1777723935441.jpg) **The male has a dull gray ventral face, and the female has a shiny black one.** >**El macho tiene la cara ventral gris opaco y la hembra lo tiene negro brillante.** ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmdFRyQ1CW8Wi7UL5981CVpaRVcUY3S4KE98drPD9B6AuY/1777991860302.jpg) ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmet29fM3ALwkcGBPaYTR1RT1p3yiLa4URB7f9P11kytjk/1777849512513.jpg) **Gymnetis pantherina belongs to the subfamily [Cetoniinae](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cetoniinae?wprov=sfla1) or flower beetles, it lives in Venezuela but has also been reported in Colombia. It feeds on, in addition to pollen, nectar, fruits and flowers.** >**Gymnetis pantherina pertenece a la subfamilia [Cetoniinae](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cetoniinae?wprov=sfla1) o escarabajos de las flores, habita Venezuela pero tambien se ha reportado en Colombia. Se alimenta de, ademas de polen, de néctar, frutos y flores.** ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmest13BhmebjRzUkQrdhwgrQBvdYRQhHKiRMtaUJdpxXN/1777991860569.jpg) ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmYu5EKDj9JLVuQepYkRbuSMZLwPGJM7Q6DrRE7HjUcsMu/1777991741016.jpg) ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmcPsEBFzSvtAP2N6yMrpxfindMPMnoRfo1ZpPuNz36y62/1777849512642.jpg) ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmVciJmom4NyLbf9aqPSGxYu8MJu4y2kpeC6VBmjrcAvHb/1777991827301.jpg) ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmXPVYPx9WzPHc5fps8jtQisosH8QGvQ8sutphdjSJPDz2/1777991740922.jpg) ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmWd4Ff87JBHpWFkxat2XFgdQ3QThf5VFVd1WyGka5xAh8/1777991827356.jpg) **All photos were taken with my Samsung Galaxy A15 smartphone.** >**Todas las fotos fueron tomadas con mi teléfono inteligente Samsung Galaxy A15.** ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmYioawRaiULgbxn6aRhz1k3THovypFspg5aRxSJMBKfou/1777849512701.jpg) **Thank you so much for stopping by and reading my post.** >**Muchas gracias por detenerse y leer mi publicación.** ![Presentación Mi proyecto Final Femenino Delicado Rosa y Nude.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/elentogether/23wXQcW8JRJd8imKFZA3Dy18RijyjDHUdiC5TgotdiqGY4T3Qgdfd52nijjcAxkWDLDQx.jpg) *Imagen hecha con [Canva](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canva). Translated with / Traducido con: Google translator. References/Referencias: Gymnetis pantherina https://www.six-pattes.com/es/cetonia/283-gymnetis-pantherina.html Gymnetis pantherina - EcoRegistros https://www.ecoregistros.org/site/imagen.php?id=562115 https://pictureinsect.com/es/wiki/Gymnetis_pantherina.html https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gymnetis?wprov=sfla1 https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cetoniinae?wprov=sfla1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cetoniinae?wprov=sfla1

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