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Tumbling Flower Beetle
Mordellistenini sp.
42.2266, -90.4074
Field Notes
Description:
Body humpbacked, more or less wedge-shaped; broadest at front; head is bent forward, attached ventrally; abdomen pointy, extending beyond elytra. Hind legs enlarged. They kick and tumble about when disturbed. Black or gray, some brown; hairy, sometimes light patches of hair form pattern. Antennae short to moderate, threadlike, sawtoothed or clubbed. Tarsal claws often bilobed or comblike - Bugguide
Habitat:
Woodland habitat along the edge of the timber.
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Photographed
PublishedFebruary 18, 2016
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