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Melanopleurus pyrrhopterus

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Field Notes

Description:

Red and black bug with red spot on head.

Habitat:

California Buckwheat flowers in chaparral. Found in the western US

Notes:

First for Project Noah and for Bug Guide!

Reference Links:

Species Melanopleurus pyrrhopterus - BugGuide.Net

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Southern California Wildlife
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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The Bug Chicks Sofa Safari
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Living Wild in the Chaparral

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PublishedMarch 29, 2014

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