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Orange and black beetle. - Trichodes ornatus
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Orange and black beetle. - Trichodes ornatus
Mesquite, Clark County, Nevada, USA
April 12, 2008
Size: 3/8 inch
This was a fast-moving little beetle on Globemallow. It's beautiful and I have no idea what it is.

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Orange and black beetle. - Trichodes ornatus Orange and black beetle. - Trichodes ornatus
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Contributed by birder14 on 21 April, 2008 - 3:17pm
Last updated 23 April, 2008 - 6:24pm

Clerid: Trichodes sp.
:-)
… Boris Büche, 23 April, 2008 - 6:47am login or register to post comments

Not an ID
but maybe something in the Cleridae? Some of the ornate checkered beetles look similar. Nice find!

Edit: see, for example:

… Ken Schneider, 21 April, 2008 - 3:48pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks,
It certainly could be and the general look is the same. The desert is so full of wildflowers right now. Insects are plentiful.
… birder14, 21 April, 2008 - 7:26pm login or register to post comments

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