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Tumbling Flower Beetle

Photo by Jacob Gorneau
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Field Notes

Notes:

Lifer! Genus Mordellistena, is a further ID possible?

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Jacob Gorneau
Thank you mauna Kunzah! I'm glad my spotting helped, thanks for the genus confirmation too!
mauna Kunzah
I agree, I think it is of the genus Mordellistena. I saw one of these yesterday and initially thought it was an earwig! So, thanks for sharing.

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New England Arthropods
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PublishedJune 12, 2013

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