Scarab beetle

The Scarab Beetle is a rare insect that appears in the. It resembles a Fruit Beetle, with only the golden color separating it. It can be sold for 6,000 Bells prior to, where the price is raised to 10,000 Bells.

In
Upon donation to the museum, Blathers the curator will say;

It can be found on the top terrace of the insect exhibit, on the second cedar trip from the right - sharing it with the Fruit Beetle.

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Upon donation to the museum, the Scarab Beetle can be found on a tree on the right side of the upper right room of the insect exhibit. An information board has this to say about the Scarab Beetle:

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Upon donation to the Museum, Blathers will say this about the scarab beetle:

Real-world information
The Plusiotis resplendens (also known as Golden Scarab Beetle or Jewel Scarab Beetle) gets the name from its elegant, metallic body, which is said to "gleam like gold." They are native to the Americas, unlike the common idea of the location for scarabs, which is Egypt (where they were made famous). The young larva form can be found living in rotten logs, while the adults are found living on foliage. Common colors for jewel scarabs are green, silver, and gold.