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Oxythyrea funesta

Oxythyrea funesta

Photo by Janice Parr
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Description:

Small black beetle, about 1/2 inch long with small white spots on its back. He spent most of the afternoon nestled in this plant. I do not know the name of the bush, but it has lots of small white flowers and prickles running along the branches.

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Oxythyrea funesta

Comments (1)

Thank you eulalia, certainly looks like the one.
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PublishedMay 22, 2011

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