The gold scarab is depicted in Egyptian art as sacred. However the genus model Egyptians used is central American. Plusiotis or Chrysina. The name is undergoing change.

Chrysina and Plusiotis scarabs

Thor Heyerdahl proved Egyptian mariners could have reached Central and South America thousands of years before Christ in papyrus reed ships. It is well known a healthy trade between the Americas existed that long ago, proven by artifacts found in teash dumps in places like Chaco Canyon. Both east and west ceremonially built pyramids about the same time. Egyptian knowledge of the beetle support the cultures had some sort of visitation and maybe even trade exchange.

Leprosy was written about in ancient Egyptian language. Maybe it came from there to the Americas and our armadillos?

Pity they didn't see Chile's silver butterfly