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longhorn beetle

Crossidius coralinus

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Description:

There were several of these beetles hanging around on yellow flower bushes near a reservoir in Cortez, CO.

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Comments (4)
textless
Thanks for the ID, kind words, and book suggestion. :)
KathleenMcEachern
Just reading Summer World by Bernd Heinrich. He has a chapter on Longhorns. Like your photos!
KeithRoragen
Crossidius coralinus http://bugguide.net/node/view/23848 Beautiful spotting.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2011

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