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Blister beetle - Tricrania sanguinipennis
Copyright © 2008 Carmen Champagne

Blister beetle - Tricrania sanguinipennis
Athens/ State Botanical Garden of Georgia, Clarke County, Georgia, USA
March 22, 2008
Size: about 18 mm
This lovely beetle was running around on the stone wall next to a bog garden. Anyone know what it might be?
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Contributed by Carmen Champagne on 29 March, 2008 - 9:35pm
Last updated 29 March, 2008 - 11:05pm

That was quick!
Thank you all for the helpful information. :-)
… Carmen Champagne, 29 March, 2008 - 11:03pm login or register to post comments

When you see a head that wide on a slender neck
it's almost always a blister beetle, family Meloidae.
… Jim McClarin, 29 March, 2008 - 10:11pm login or register to post comments

Blister Beetle??
I think it's a blister beetle of the family Meloidae.
… Robert Otto, 29 March, 2008 - 9:47pm login or register to post comments

 
correct,
Tricrania sanguinipennis - one of my favorites :)
… Tim R. Moyer, 29 March, 2008 - 10:00pm login or register to post comments

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