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Orange and black beetle. - Trichodes ornatus
Copyright © 2008 Carol Davis

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
Contributed by Carol Davis on 21 April, 2008 - 3:17pm
Last updated 16 August, 2009 - 3:06pm

Clerid: Trichodes sp.
:-)
… Boris Büche, 23 April, 2008 - 6:47am

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

 
Thanks,
It certainly could be and the general look is the same. The desert is so full of wildflowers right now. Insects are plentiful.
… Carol Davis, 21 April, 2008 - 7:26pm

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