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Tumbling Flower Beetle

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Field Notes

Description:

This beetle was brown with a light "V" on the elytra. Tribe Mordellistenini.
Best guess from Bug Guide is Mordellistena sp but can't say definitively without seeing metatibial & metatrsal ridges.

Habitat:

Mexican Bush Sage in the backyard.

Reference Links:

Tribe Mordellistenini - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
beaker98
These little guys are difficult to photograph because of how they tuck their heads when disturbed. I don't think I've ever gotten a decent shot of the eyes. Nice shot.

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PublishedJune 30, 2014

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