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Tumbling Flower Beetle - Mordella marginata
Copyright © 2007 tom murray

Tumbling Flower Beetle - Mordella marginata
Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
July 30, 2007
Size: ~4mm

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Contributed by tom murray on 2 August, 2007 - 7:00pm
Last updated 3 August, 2007 - 6:38pm

Thanks again Tim
I'm finding that if I look close enough, that there are quite a few different Mordellids.
… tom murray, 3 August, 2007 - 6:38pm login or register to post comments

Mordella marginata
from Liljeblad, this one appears to be Mordella marginata Melsheimer 1845. Markings apparently vary a bit, but this one matches the description and figure well. Also listed in Dillon2, but the figure doesn't match as well. Still, I believe we got it.

Another new species for BugGuide :)
… Tim R. Moyer, 3 August, 2007 - 4:09pm login or register to post comments

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