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Green beetle - Lytta stygica
Copyright © 2008 Anne King

Green beetle - Lytta stygica
Anza-Borrego Desert, California, USA
April 5, 2008
Size: 3cm roughly
A shiny green beetle, many were on these white pincushion flowers. This is unfortunatly my best picture of it.
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Contributed by Anne King on 9 April, 2008 - 11:07pm
Last updated 25 April, 2008 - 5:30pm

Lytt*a sp?
Meloidae for sure.
… Boris Büche, 10 April, 2008 - 4:02am login or register to post comments

 
Lytta stygica?
Similar photo from Anza-Borrego, with relevant discussion, here:

… Ken Schneider, 10 April, 2008 - 10:12am login or register to post comments

 
thank you! =)
thank you! =)
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