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May - June bug? - Cotalpa lanigera
Copyright © 2007 Jessi M. Erickson

May - June bug? - Cotalpa lanigera
Ham Lake, Anoka County, Minnesota, USA
May 14, 2007
Size: about 1 inch long
There were a lot of what I know as May/June beetles on our porch, with this one standout. What is it? It didn't act the same and it was slightly larger. I didn't come across any plain light-colored ones in the guide.

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Contributed by Jessi M. Erickson on 17 May, 2007 - 3:48pm
Last updated 7 July, 2011 - 9:52am

Moved
Moved from Cotalpa consobrina.

Sorry I moved the wrong one :)
… Blaine Mathison, 7 July, 2011 - 9:52am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Goldsmith Beetle.

Southern AZ is going to be C. consobrina.
… Blaine Mathison, 7 July, 2011 - 9:51am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Cotalpa.
… Brad Barnd, 24 March, 2008 - 12:59pm login or register to post comments

Not an expert, but it looks like this one to me
Goldsmith beetle, a relatively new post.
… Ron Hemberger, 17 May, 2007 - 8:30pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you!
Thank you! That does look like it.

I did some research and some websites have this listed as Cotalpa Consobrina and some Cotalpa Lanigera. And some of them are more 'golden' than others. How can I tell which is which?
… Jessi M. Erickson, 17 May, 2007 - 8:39pm login or register to post comments

 
Chances are good
You most likely have Cotalpa lanigera This is the most widely distributed North American species and the only species of Cotalpa occurring in North Dakota.
… Guy A. Hanley, 18 May, 2007 - 2:43pm login or register to post comments

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