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Spotted Flower Buprestid

Acmaeodera hepburnii

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33.1217, -117.122

Field Notes

Description:

Black, brown and tan Metallic Wood-boring Beetle. This beetle was on a flower next to a Green Lynx spider as seen in this series. They left each other alone :)

Habitat:

Unknown yellow flower in native garden

Reference Links:

Species Acmaeodera hepburnii - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
HemaShah
I have noticed many more spottings of borers this year.
HemaShah
nice spot! except that you do not want borers!!

Spotted for Missions

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Southern California Wildlife
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Interaction between different species of Arthropods
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California Coleoptera
Mission
Beetles!

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PublishedMay 12, 2013

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