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Checkered Beetle

Chariessa pilosa

Photo by KeithRoragen
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Field Notes

Description:

7mm long.

Habitat:

Urban backyard

Notes:

ID'd at BugGuide by v belov. 58

Reference Links:

Beetle - Chariessa pilosa - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
KeithRoragen
Thanks Cindy. With all the excursions I take to photograph insects, one of my favorite spottings of the year was crawling up the side of my own home.

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PublishedJune 11, 2013

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