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Hairy Rose Beetle

Tropinota squalida

Photo by Bernadette S
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Field Notes

Description:

"Head, scutellum and elytra are dark-brown, with a thick and long tawny hair on elytra and abdomen. Elytra show two series of white spots on the sides of the central hull. Scutellun is rounded and hairy, but glabrous in the posterior. The fifth humeral slot is bifurcated." - wiki

Habitat:

"These beetles are mainly found in France, Italy, Greece, Macedonia, Portugal, former Yugoslavia, Spain, in the Near East and in North Africa." - wiki

Notes:

Spotted on my 'nimnam' plant (Shouwia purpurea) in my desert garden.

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Tropinota squalida

Species ID Suggestions

White-spotted Rose Beetle

Oxythyrea funesta

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Noe and Pili
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Comments (3)
Bernadette S
Thanks, Noe and Pili, for the ID! I forgot about this little critter until he showed up in my garden again this week (February is obviously his season!). I've added another spotting with much clearer photos: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/17764132
Bernadette S
Yes, I need to try to get some better shots - on a less windy day!
MaryEvans2
Fuzzy little thing, interesting spotting.

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PublishedFebruary 15, 2012

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